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Metadata
Title |
First Settlers Monument, Water Street, Haverhill, 1940 |
Object Type |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
First Settlers Monument, Water Street, Haverhill. The stone monument is on a grass area. On the left is a building with a sign [Lubri]"torium." Bradford is visible in the background. The tablet reads "Erected by / Ezra W. B. Taylor / To Mark the Site of / The Landing-Place / of the First Settlers / of Haverhill." Inscription with another photo of the monument: "Mill stones taken from old Peaslee mill at Nicholsville at Brandy Brow Road, given by Geo. M. G. Nichols & erected 1911. Fieldstones of base taken from Summer St. site of old Parsonage / Tablet originally intended to commemorate Dustons changed to honor John Ward & first settlers." Inscription on verso: "Photo by Edwin Minsky / Used in Tercentenary Program Book 1940 / Landing Place, Water St." Photo is 17 x 12 cm mounted on cardboard 36 x 26 cm. |
Photographer |
Minsky, Edwin |
Date |
1940 |
Processing Method |
Gelatin silver print |
Print size |
17 x 12 cm |
Call Number |
HG5.18 Senter HPH 57-795A |
Catalog Number |
31479006608458 |
Subjects |
Haverhill (Mass.) Bradford (Haverhill, Mass.) Monuments |
Place |
Haverhill, MA/Bradford, MA |
People |
Ward, John, 1606-1693 Nichols, George Munroe Gage, 1876-1915 Taylor, Ezra W. B. |
Search Terms |
Haverhill Bradford Monuments Memorials First Settlers Monument Water Street Streets Ezra W. B. Taylor Taylor John Ward Ward Hannah Duston Thomas Duston Duston Dustin George M. G. Nichols Nichols Haverhill Tercentenary 300th Anniversary Celebrations Edwin Minsky |
Collection |
Haverhill History Collection |
Provenance |
Found in collection. |
Digital Collection |
Senter Digital Archive |
Copyright Statement |
Copyright is not held by the Haverhill Public Library. The library retains custodial rights. |
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Last Updated |
2022-03-10 |