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Design for a newel post for C. J. Billings' house, Fitchburg, Mass., undated

Design for a newel post for the house of C. J. Billings, 428 Main Street, Fitchburg, Mass. The house was built by Dr. Jonas A. Marshall. C. J. Billings married Marshall's daughter and owned the house for a time; later, James Phillips purchased the house. The house was demolished prior to 1989. Se...

Date: undated

Collection: Henry M. Francis architectural collection

GUSN: 375865

Ref. Code: AR007.02.016

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Set of architectural drawings for the residence of James Phillips, Jr., Fitchburg, Mass., undated

Contains front elevation, design for a front fence, and a sketch of a proposed extension on the north side for the residence of James Phillips, Jr., 428 Main Street, Fitchburg, Mass. The house was built by Dr. Jonas A. Marshall. C. J. Billings married Marshall's daughter and owned the house for a t...

Date: undated

Collection: Henry M. Francis architectural collection

GUSN: 375866

Ref. Code: AR007.02.017

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Copybook belonging to Roby Pearce, undated

The cover of this copybook contains harmful imagery including stereotypical depictions of indigenous people. Historic New England acknowledges historical records / objects may contain harmful imagery and language reflecting attitudes and biases of their creators and time in which they were made. ...

Date: undated

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375868

Ref. Code: MS003.001

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Copybook of place names and phrases, February 1824

In this copybook dated February 1824, the writer practiced in a large hand place names such as Boston, Charleston, Andover, Salem, Haverhill, and phrases such as "Fame attends merit" and "Be kind to the poor." Some pages are loose, others are larger sheets folded in to fit.

Date: February 1824

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375870

Ref. Code: MS003.002

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Copybook belonging to Jeannine T. Rand, December 10, 1872

In almost mint condition, this copybook belonged to Jeannine T. Rand and is dated Dec. 10th, 1872. Its green cover is entitled "National System of Penmanship in 12 Numbers" as proscribed by Payson, Dunton and Scribner's. This one is numbered #3. The back cover carries diagrams demonstrating the pri...

Date: December 1872

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375871

Ref. Code: MS003.003

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Copybook, "The Perfect Penman", Providence, R.I., circa 1847

This small exercise book, entitled "The Practical Penman," gives examples of receipts for payments to local merchants, acknowledgements of invitations, notes from parents requesting excuses from school, all written in exemplary italic script. This small publication aims to provide examples of fine ...

Date: circa 1847

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375872

Ref. Code: MS003.004

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Copybook belonging to Elizabeth M. Saunders, Gloucester Academy, June 10, 1799

First of two parts of a copybook of Elizabeth M. Saunders, Gloucester Academy, dated June 10, 1799. This 16-page part lists 21 rules of grammar with examples, chiefly devoted to the uses of the comma. The writer has taken much care with the handwriting clarity, layouts, and headings.

Date: June 10, 1799

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375873

Ref. Code: MS003.005a

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Copybook belonging to Angeline S. Sweetser, Lynnfield, Mass., 1830-1833

Here are four loose pages of penmanship practice written by "Angeline S. Sweetser, Lynnfield, Mass., 1833," executed during the years 1830 - 1833 when she was ages 13 - 15 years old. On each of the oversized pages, the exercises are contained in decorative cartouches outlined in red and yellow. Her ...

Date: 1830-1833

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375874

Ref. Code: MS003.006

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Copybook belonging to Jennie E. Holbrook, undated

This paperbound "Drawing Book, for Copies" contains childlike pencil drawings of buildings, birds, pets, and leaves. The front cover indicates the drawing book was the property of Jennie E. Holbrook. Front and back covers serve as advertising information for Peters & Moore, stationers of Waltham, ...

Date: undated

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375875

Ref. Code: MS003.007

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Copybook belonging to Marie Durholz, 1879

This paperbound exercise book was owned by student Marie Durholz and is dated 1879. It contains approximately 24 pages of arithmetic problems, definitions, computations, and a list of vocabulary words. Notably, the student writes in brown ink in a very fine hand and her computations are often over...

Date: 1879

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375876

Ref. Code: MS003.008

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Copybook of mathematical porblems, circa 1800-1810

Both numbers and letters are written in this lengthy exercise book, which contains numerous rules for solving mathematical problems, forms of receipts, promissory notes, and occasional pages of penmanship practice, all evidently a preparation for handling business transactions and even banking. For ...

Date: circa 1800-1810, undated

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375877

Ref. Code: MS003.009

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Copybook belonging to Paschal D. Lyon, undated

The seven pages of penmanship in this copybook were written by Paschal D. Lyon. The cover image of the paperbound book is illustrated with an engraving of a view of the New State House, Boston; the back is printed with two poems "On the Shortness of Human Life." The writers topics, written in po...

Date: undated

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375878

Ref. Code: MS003.010

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Copybook, "Constitution of Associated Instructors of Youth in Boston", Boston, Mass., January 22, 1812

This is a small printed booklet entitled "Constitution of Associated Instructors of Youth in Boston" as adopted January 22, 1812. Included is a handwritten list of the names of those instructors "alphabetically arranged." The articles are numbered I through XXIII and all refer to the aims and govern...

Date: January 22, 1812

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375879

Ref. Code: MS003.011

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Copybook belonging to Miss Catherine Riley, undated

This copybook, the property of Miss Catharine Riley, includes penmanship exercises using "select sentences" such as "France Stands in a Commanding Situation" and "Imprint on your mind the love of Truth." The cover is illustrated with an engraved depiction of a "Lilliputian Army marching between the ...

Date: undated

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375880

Ref. Code: MS003.012

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Copybook of astronomical and navigational principles, undated

Four large pages of astronomical and navigational principles are described in small, precise handwriting and accompanied by carefully drawn and colored explanatory diagrams. Each principle is headed in large, elaborately formed letters. Topics covered include "Eclipse of the Sun," "Parallel Spheres,...

Date: undated

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375881

Ref. Code: MS003.013

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Copybook of "select sentences", circa 1819-1829

"Select sentences," promissory notes (some dated 1819), receipts for goods, and inspirational poems written in fine italic handwriting are practiced in this copybook. Examples of payments refer to Holland gin and French brandy. Samples of correspondence are dated 1829. The cover of the book is illus...

Date: circa 1819-1829, undated

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375882

Ref. Code: MS003.014

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Copybook belonging to Benjamin Perkins, Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., October 1803

First of two copybooks belonging to Benjamin Perkins (aged 14) a student at Phillips Academy, Andover, dated October 1803. Contains geometrical computations with diagrams done in color followed by exercise in navigation at various levels (e.g., plane sailing, oblique plane sailing, traverse sailing,...

Date: October 1803

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375883

Ref. Code: MS003.015a

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Copybook belonging to Fanny Emerson, undated

In a preface to her copybook, Fanny Emerson (born 1806) wrote, "To write with ease and elegance is a useful, necessary and polite accomplishment." Then follows pages of practice using initial letters in alphabetical order beginning with "Amendment," "Bennington," "Calmness," and so on, stopping at t...

Date: undated

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375884

Ref. Code: MS003.016

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Copybook belonging to Benjamin Perkins, Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., October 1803

Second of two copybooks belonging to Benjamin Perkins (aged 14) a student at Phillips Academy, Andover, dated October 1803. Contains pages of penmanship practice using moralistic sayings such as "Keep Your Mind Serene" or "To form a fair character, actions & words must correspond." The writer has us...

Date: October 1803

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375885

Ref. Code: MS003.015b

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Copybook belonging to Oliver Capen Everett, 1824

Dated 1824, the large sheet of paper contains two poems, one entitled "Solitude," and other "To My Bed", both lettered in fine italic script written and signed by Oliver Capen Everett, Franklin W. School. The student has used faint pencil lines to guide his words.

Date: 1824

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375886

Ref. Code: MS003.017

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Copybook belonging to Leonard Williams Cushing, circa 1796

Four sheets of penmanship as practiced by Leonard Williams Cushing (b. 1782), one of which, a verse entitled "On the Sceptic" [sic], he has dated 1796. Another sheet contains three adages on the sin of pride and is recopied in an improved hand on a third sheet. The fourth contains a poem entitled "C...

Date: circa 1796

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375887

Ref. Code: MS003.018

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Copybook belonging to Susan A. Daggett, undated

Two pages of penmanship practice (identical in wording) written by Susan A. Daggett, aged 15 years, on which are two poems entitled "The Pen," and "Address to the Rose Bud." She uses different writing styles on each page. The date of execution is illegible due to a damaged corner.

Date: undated

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375888

Ref. Code: MS003.019

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Copybook belonging to Peter Allen, Braintree, Mass., February 17, 1801

This leather-bound copybook belonged to "Peter Allen, Aged 15, Braintree, February 17 in the Year 1801", and includes a separate 4-page biographical note written upon his death in 1860. The title page also carries the date 1799. Entries include arithmetical tables, such as weights and measures, prob...

Date: February 17, 1801

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375889

Ref. Code: MS003.020

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Copybook of practice words, undated

This untitled copybook consists of rows of practice words (amend, mammon, rain) occasionally adorned with sketches of domestic objects such as a wineglass, a teapot, a shovel. As the writer progresses, the pages begin to read in short sentences which, as the pages unfold, turn into a verse about the...

Date: undated

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375890

Ref. Code: MS003.021

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Copybook belonging to the Bacon family, May 27, 1823

This slight 5-page booklet carries the family name "Bacon" and is dated May 27, 1823. The content (written in brown ink) refers to the rules of grammar, parts of speech and how to parse a sentence. The handwriting is clear and even.

Date: May 27, 1823

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375891

Ref. Code: MS003.022

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Copybook belonging to Henry Hole, 1835-1836

This copybook, owned by Henry Hole, is covered in brown wrapping paper attached with sealing wax and is dated 1835-1836. The contents appear to be short essays written in Latin (one entitled "De imperio Tiberii", another "De Julio Caesare"; others are untitled). Of interest are the notations of erro...

Date: 1835-1836

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375892

Ref. Code: MS003.023

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Copybook belonging to Frederic Dodge, 1856-1858

Copybooks worked on during three years of the education of Frederic Dodge at ages 9, 10, and 11, in the years 1856-1858 when he was a student at Harvard Grammar School. Among the many words he practiced are "Animation," "Bennington," and "Manumission." Accompanying these copybooks are two essays wri...

Date: 1856-1858

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375893

Ref. Code: MS003.024

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Copybook belonging to Eliza H. Merriam, New Salem, Mass., 1885

This is an exercise book containing columns (3 to a page) of spelling words written in pencil by Eliza H. Merriam, whose name is on the cover. A loose page of practice words carries the date 1885 and the place: New Salem, Mass.

Date: 1885

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375894

Ref. Code: MS003.025

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Copybook belonging to Pamela Holden, undated

In this "Writing Book," Pamela Holden copied out the words to several Civil War songs of the poignant and sad variety. Some titles are "Nellie Gray," "Mother is the Battle Over," "Tramp Tramp Tramp or the Prisoners Hope," and "The Dying Soldier." The handwriting in ink is neatly done.

Date: undated

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375895

Ref. Code: MS003.026

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Copybook of William Bentley Fowle, Monitorial School, Temple Place, Boston, Mass., 1830

In the year 1830, William Bentley Fowle, a teacher at the Monitorial School, preserved a sample of each of approximately 75 students handwriting. An interleaved memo places the Monitorial School on Temple Place (Boston, Mass.) and later on lower Washington Street. In a short preface, Mr. Fowle expl...

Date: 1830

Collection: Copybooks collection

GUSN: 375896

Ref. Code: MS003.027

Marrett and Nathan Munroe House, Lexington, Massachusetts, H-1950a

The image shows the Marrett and Nathan Munroe House located in Lexington, Massachusetts. It is a two-story structure with symmetrical windows and a central entrance. The house is surrounded by large trees and features a walkway leading to the door.

Date: 1890-1939

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

GUSN: 379824

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.040.H-1950a

Marrett and Nathan Munroe House, Lexington, Massachusetts, H-1950b

The image depicts the Marrett and Nathan Munroe House in Lexington, Massachusetts. It is a two-story, symmetrical building with a central entrance, flanked by two windows on each side on both levels. The house features wooden siding and shutters. A path leads up to the entrance and there are trees f...

Date: 1890-1939

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

GUSN: 379825

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.040.H-1950b

Marrett and Nathan Munroe House, Lexington, Massachusetts, H-1950c

The image shows the Marrett and Nathan Munroe House in Lexington, Massachusetts. This two-story building features a traditional exterior with siding and shuttered windows. Several large trees are situated in front of the house and a white picket fence is visible to the left. The ground is covered wi...

Date: 1890-1939

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

GUSN: 379826

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.040.H-1950c

Marrett and Nathan Munroe House, Lexington, Massachusetts, H-1950d

The image shows the Marrett and Nathan Munroe House in Lexington, Massachusetts. The house is visible in the center of the image, partially obscured by several trees. A cannon is positioned on the right side of the foreground, standing on a patch of ground covered with fallen leaves.

Date: 1890-1939

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

GUSN: 379827

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.040.H-1950d

Marrett and Nathan Munroe House, Lexington, Massachusetts, H-1950e

The image shows the Marrett and Nathan Munroe House located in Lexington, Massachusetts. It is a two-story wooden structure with several windows featuring shutters. In front of the house is a pathway leading to the entrance flanked by large, leafless trees. A wooden fence extends to the left of the ...

Date: 1890-1939

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

GUSN: 379828

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.040.H-1950e

Unidentified house, Lexington, Massachusetts, H-1951a

The image depicts a two-story house in Lexington, Massachusetts. The building features a symmetrical facade with a central door and windows on either side, each with shutters. There is a large tree in front of the house and another structure partially visible on the right.

Date: 1890-1939

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

GUSN: 379829

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.040.H-1951a

Unidentified house, Lexington, Massachusetts, H-1951b

The image depicts a two-story house in Lexington, Massachusetts. The house has a symmetrical facade with a central door and multiple windows with shutters. A prominent chimney is visible on the roof. In the foreground is a dirt road and large trees are present on either side of the house.

Date: 1890-1939

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

GUSN: 379830

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.040.H-1951b

Munroe Tavern, 1332 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts, H-1952a

The image shows Munroe Tavern located at 1332 Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington, Massachusetts. It is a two-story wooden building with a central entrance and several windows. A large tree stands to the right of the tavern and a pathway leads up to the building. The scene is set in a grassy area with...

Date: 1890-1939

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

GUSN: 379831

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.040.H-1952a

Munroe Tavern, 1332 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts, H-1952b

The image shows Munroe Tavern located at 1332 Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington, Massachusetts. It is a two-story building with a central entrance and multiple windows. The tavern is surrounded by leafless trees and open grassy areas.

Date: 1890-1939

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

GUSN: 379832

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.040.H-1952b

Munroe Tavern, 1332 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts, H-1952c

The image depicts the Munroe Tavern located at 1332 Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington, Massachusetts. It shows a two-story wooden building with a symmetrical facade, featuring windows with shutters and two chimneys. The surrounding area includes large trees and a grassy lawn with a pathway leading t...

Date: 1890-1939

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

GUSN: 379833

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.040.H-1952c

Munroe Tavern, 1332 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts, H-1952d

The image depicts Munroe Tavern, located at 1332 Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington, Massachusetts. The building is a two-story structure with multiple windows, a central door, and chimneys on the roof. It is surrounded by large trees and situated in a grassy area, with a path leading away from the t...

Date: 1890-1939

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

GUSN: 379834

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.040.H-1952d

Munroe Tavern, 1332 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts, H-1952e

The image depicts Munroe Tavern, located at 1332 Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington, Massachusetts. It shows a two-story, wooden structure with a symmetrical facade, multiple windows with shutters, and a central door. The tavern is surrounded by large trees and a grassy area, with a dirt path leading...

Date: 1890-1939

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

GUSN: 379835

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.040.H-1952e

Munroe Tavern, 1332 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts, H-1952f

The image depicts Munroe Tavern located at 1332 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts. It is a two-story wooden building with shutters on its windows and a prominent tree stands nearby. The structure has a central chimney and a front porch area. There are chairs placed on the lawn in front ...

Date: 1890-1939

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

GUSN: 379836

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.040.H-1952f

Munroe Tavern, 1332 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts, H-1952g

The image depicts Munroe Tavern, located at 1332 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts. It is a two-story wooden building with a symmetrical facade featuring a central entrance and several windows with shutters. Large trees are visible in the foreground and surrounding the structure.

Date: 1890-1939

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

GUSN: 379837

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.040.H-1952g

Munroe Tavern, 1332 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts, H-1952h

The image shows Munroe Tavern located at 1332 Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington, Massachusetts. It is a two-story building with a pitched roof and central chimney. The exterior is clad in wooden siding with symmetrical windows and a central entrance. Large trees surround the property and a plaque is...

Date: 1890-1939

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

GUSN: 379838

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.040.H-1952h

Munroe Tavern, 1332 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts, H-1952i

The image depicts Munroe Tavern located at 1332 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts. It shows a two-story wooden building with a central chimney and multiple windows, surrounded by trees. A sign is mounted on the front of the building.

Date: 1890-1939

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

GUSN: 379839

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.040.H-1952i

Munroe Tavern, 1332 Massachusetts Avenue, Lexington, Massachusetts, H-1952j

The image depicts Munroe Tavern, located at 1332 Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington, Massachusetts. It shows a two-story, timber-framed building with a gable roof, multiple chimneys, and several windows with shutters. A large tree is visible to the right of the tavern. A sign is mounted on the front ...

Date: 1890-1939

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

GUSN: 379840

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.040.H-1952j

Old Belfry, 16 Clarke Street, Lexington, Massachusetts, H-1953a

The image shows the Old Belfry located at 16 Clarke Street in Lexington, Massachusetts. It is a small, wooden structure with a shingled roof and a bell tower on top. The belfry is surrounded by trees and is situated on a slight elevation, with stone steps leading up to it.

Date: 1890-1939

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

GUSN: 379841

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.040.H-1953a

Old Belfry, 16 Clarke Street, Lexington, Massachusetts, H-1953b

The image shows the Old Belfry located at 16 Clarke Street, Lexington, Massachusetts. It features a simple wooden structure with a gabled roof and open bell tower. A plaque is visible on the front of the belfry, and the surrounding area includes some trees and foliage.

Date: 1890-1939

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

GUSN: 379842

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.040.H-1953b

Old Belfry, 16 Clarke Street, Lexington, Massachusetts, H-1953c

The image depicts the Old Belfry located at 16 Clarke Street, Lexington, Massachusetts. The structure is a wooden building with a four-sided roof and an open bell tower. There is a plaque mounted on the front wall above the door. The surrounding area includes trees and grassy terrain.

Date: 1890-1939

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

GUSN: 379843

Ref. Code: PC027.001.001.040.H-1953c

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