Engine house #2, foot of Federal Street, Newburyport, Massachusetts, GN-481

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1860-1949

GUSN

GUSN-376617

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Description

The image shows Engine House #2, located at the foot of Federal Street in Newburyport, Massachusetts. The building has an ornate facade with the word "MECHANIC" and the number "2" displayed above the entrance. A group of people, including men and children, are standing in front of the building next to a horse-drawn fire engine. The setting includes a picket fence and some small trees.

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Descriptive Terms

fire stations
institutional buildings
exterior views
historic buildings
hand pumpers
firefighters
photographs
photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP004618
Noyes negative GN-481

Physical Descrption

1 film negative

Collection Code

PC038

Collection Name

George E. Noyes photographic collection, 1860s-1940s

Reference Code

PC038.01.005.GN-481

Date Notes

Copied Month: 04

Places

Newburyport (Essex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Noyes, George E. (Photographer)

Material Type

photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Conservation Note

Original nitrate negative destroyed 1982-04.

Description Level

Item

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