Mr. Messer- The Man With the Scythe

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1898

GUSN

GUSN-319535

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O. W. Stevens collection of glass-plate negatives, 1898-1912
Contains original negative number (1898-1907)
Mr. Messer- The Man With the Scythe
(current record)

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O. W. Stevens collection of glass-plate negatives, 1898-1912
- Contains original negative number (1898-1907)

Description

Photograph of a man identified as Mr. Messer. He is holding a scyth and standing in a field. The front half of the visible field has been harvested and the back half is still tall plants.

Details

Descriptive Terms

scythes
agricultural land
men (male humans)
wheat straw
negatives (photographic)
photographs

Additional Identification Number

Collection Negative Number 52
Original Negative Number 18

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative; 4.25" x 5.25"

Collection Code

PC067

Collection Name

O. W. Stevens collection of glass-plate negatives, 1898-1912

Reference Code

PC067.02.052

Places

Claremont (Sullivan county, New Hampshire)

Record Details

Originator

Stevens , O. W. (Photographer)

Material Type

negatives (photographic)
photographs

Description Level

Item

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