Oldest House in Nantucket, 458-A

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Photography

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GUSN-391298

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Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917
Negatives
Locations
Massachusetts
Nantucket
Oldest House in Nantucket, 458-A
(current record)

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Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917
- Negatives
  - Locations
    - Massachusetts
      - Nantucket
        George W. Winslow, 45-A
        Bridge, 199-A
        Bridge, 200-A
        Fish Drays, 204-A
        Paddock House, Pearl Street, Nantucket, 205-A
        Ocean View House, 207-A
        Bridge, 208-A
        Old Shipwreck, 210-A
        Siasconset from Folgers Crows, 219-A
        New Post Office, Centre Street, Looking North, 223-A
        Atlantic House, 224-A
        Siasconset, 225-A
        Wreck of Sharking Boat, 226-A
        Post Office, Captain William Baxter and the "Swiftsure," 230-A
        Ocean View House, 233-A
        Old Shipwreck, 234-A
        Old Shipwreck, 236-A
        Post Office, 237-A
        Gardner Street, 235-A
        Dame Robinson and Wilson Group, 239-A
        Nantasket Beach, South of the Atlantic House, 431-A
        Nantasket Beach, North of the Atlantic House, 432-A
        Sankaty Head Light from Gate, 437-A
        Sankaty Head Light, from the North, 442-A
        Monohansett Steamer at Dock, 444-A
        Museum Interior, 445-A
        Hotel Nantucket on Brant Point and Houses, 446-A
        Veranda House, 451-A
        Arlington House, 454-A
        Riedell House and Cliffs, 455-A
        Riedell House and Beach, 456-A
        View of Town, 457-A
        Oldest House in Nantucket, 458-A (current record)
        Ladies and Gents Restaurant in Wharf, 461-A
        Southwest View form Unitarian Tower, 462-A
        Stone Alley, 467-A
        Town Pump, 479-A
        Sankaty Lighthouse, 924-B
        View of Nantucket from Streamer, 925-B
        Nantucket Harbor, 926-B
        Sankaty Lighthouse, 927-B
        "Auld Lang Syne," Broadway, 973-B
        Sankaty Head Lighthouse, 2475-B
        Windmill, 2498-B
        No 54 Nantucket New South Shoal Light Ship, 2539-B

Description

The image shows a simple, wooden house with clapboard siding and a chimney, identified as the "Oldest House in Nantucket." The structure features a sloped roof and boarded-up windows and doors. Several individuals, including a figure wearing a hat, are standing on the grassy area surrounding the house, with a wooden fence nearby. In the background, a few other buildings can be seen.

Details

Descriptive Terms

photography
fences
houses
People
grass (plant material)
gelatin dry plate negatives

Inscription

925

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP024041
A-Series negative 458-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

PC022.001.002.001.030.458-B

Places

Nantucket Island (Nantucket county, Massachusetts) [island]

Record Details

Originator

Coolidge, Baldwin, 1845-1928 (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Description Level

Item

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