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Exterior of Old Ship Church, Hingham, Mass., with horse and carriage

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  • Photography

Location Note

Stereo Views / Mass. / Hingham / Stereo views - Geo - Massachusetts - Hingham

GUSN

GUSN-195202

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Description

A stereograph of the exterior of the Old Ship Meeting House in Hingham, Massachusetts, the only surviving 17th century meeting house in the United States. The view is from across the street up the driveway to the side of the church. A cupola with a spire and weathervane crown the hip roof. A man holds the reins of horse drawing a carriage, while two boys stand next to the carriage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

hip roofs
cupolas
spires
meeting houses (religious buildings)
American Colonial
exterior views
carriages (vehicles)
weathervanes
horse blankets
religious buildings
transportation
stereographs
photographs

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 000278
AccessID 523
Other identifier HNEDID-000278

Physical Description

1 stereograph

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.04.01.USMA.0790.0010.006

Date Notes

1880s-1910s

Places

Hingham (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Peabody, Edwin N., d. 1920 (photographer)

Material Type

stereographs
photographs

Subjects

Main Street (Hingham, Mass.)
Architectural photography

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Stereo Views / Mass. / Hingham / Stereo views - Geo - Massachusetts - Hingham

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