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Messenger Family Albums - Winchester, Massachusetts

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1940

Location Note

Photo album # 250 (Box 1 of 3)

GUSN

GUSN-284383

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Description

36 Black and white 6 1/2 x 4 1/2 photographs mounted in leather bound album. This album is mostly street scenes and buildings around Winchester and lake views. Includes Unitarian Church, Winchester Boat Club and Winchester Train Depot. Also a photo of the Powder House in Somerville, MA and a tower built in Franklin Park. Also pictures at The Boulders of Guy Messenger playing outside and in a cart pulled by a donkey. There are also farm views and an historic tower, unfortunately unidentifiied. There is a very interesting picture of children dressed in costume with black-face.

Details

Descriptive Terms

streetscapes
lakes (bodies of water)
municipal buildings
children (people by age group)
farms
boathouses
photograph albums
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Additional Identification Number

album number 250B

Physical Description

1 photograph album; 6 3/4 x 11 5/8 inches

Collection Code

PC009

Collection Name

Photograph albums collection

Date of Acquisition

2010

Reference Code

PC009.250B

Acquisition Type

Library & Archives Purchase

Places

Winchester (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

photograph albums
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Other People

Messenger , Guy

Descriptive Terms

Winchester, Massachusetts
Winchester Boat Club
Winchester Train Depot
Powder House, Somerville, MA

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Photo album # 250 (Box 1 of 3)

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