Photo Record
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Title |
Beach Soap factory, Water & Mill Streets, Haverhill |
Object Type |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Beach Soap factory, Water & Mill Streets, Haverhill. Six men are seated in or standing next to a Beach Soap Company wagon, four wagons are hitched to horses with the driver in the wagon set, two men standing beside the wagon second from left, without a horse. The factory is a clapboard building with a gable and slant roof, two tall brick chimneys. Another building on the left, may be attached to the carriage house section. The wagons have "Beach Soap Co" painted on the sides. Inscription on verso: "Beach's Soap Factory / Cor Mill St & Water Sts in the 1880s / left to right: 1. [blank] / 2. George Lyman Pulsifer - father of Miss Pauline F. Pulsifer Librarian / 3. [blank] / 4. [blank]." George Lyman Pulsifer - second or third from left. A copy dates this as circa 1875, and company was founded 1826. Photo is 18 x 25 cm mounted on cardboard 20 x 26 cm. |
Date |
n.d. |
Processing Method |
Albumen print |
Print size |
18 x 25 cm |
Call Number |
HF5.19 Senter HPH 54-754B |
Catalog Number |
31479006606387 |
Subjects |
Haverhill (Mass.) Architecture Soap factories Group portraits Portraits |
Place |
Haverhill, MA |
People |
Pulsifer, George Lyman |
Search Terms |
Haverhill Beach Soap Company Businesses Soap Manufacturing Streets Water Street Mill Street George Lyman Pulsifer Pulsifer Men Horses Wagons Architecture Group portraits Portraits |
Collection |
Haverhill History Collection |
Provenance |
Gift of Pauline F. Pulsifer. |
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 |
2022-02-02 |