Agassiz School, 949-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1890

GUSN

GUSN-392094

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Description

The image shows several buildings located on Penikese Island. There is a prominent large wooden structure with a gabled roof and several windows at the center-right of the image, which is the Agassiz School. To the left, there are smaller buildings with chimneys, surrounded by trees. The foreground features a rocky shoreline and sandy area leading to the water. Penikese in 1890, Erected 1873, Occupied 1873-4, Burned 1891.

Details

Descriptive Terms

photography
historic buildings
buildings (structures)
schools (buildings)
natural history
shores (landforms)
gelatin dry plate negatives

Inscription

5164

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP024861
B-Series negative 949-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC022

Collection Name

Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917

Date of Acquisition

1918-09

Reference Code

PC022.001.002.001.014.949-B

Places

Penikese Island (Dukes county, Massachusetts) [island]

Record Details

Originator

Coolidge, Baldwin, 1845-1928 (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Description Level

Item

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