Site of the first three Lexington meeting houses, General Grant tree behind memorial, Lexington, Massachusetts, H-1961

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-379866

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Description

The image shows a memorial stone dedicated to the first three meeting houses in Lexington, Massachusetts. The inscription details the dates the houses were built: in 1692, 1713, and 1794. Behind the memorial is a tree identified as having been planted by General Ulysses S. Grant on April 19, 1875. A church building is visible in the background and the area is surrounded by trees.

Details

Descriptive Terms

meeting houses (religious buildings)
historic sites
commons
memorials
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP009412
Halliday negative H-1961

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

Reference Code

PC027.001.001.040.H-1961

Places

Lexington (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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