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Title |
Whittier Birthplace, kitchen fireplace, Whittier Road, Haverhill, 1947 |
Object Type |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
John Greenleaf Whittier Birthplace, kitchen fireplace, 305 Whittier Road, Haverhill, 1947. Hearth or fireplace in the kitchen, andirons partly visible. A row of apples is lined up at the hearth edge, a large mug of cider on the bricks on the right, a basket of walnuts on the left in the foreground. A person wearing boots is partly visible on the left, boots only visible. Illustrating verse from Whittier's poem "Snow-Bound: A Winter Idyl;" "Between the andirons’ straddling feet, The mug of cider simmered slow, The apples sputtered in a row, And, close at hand, the basket stood With nuts from brown October’s wood." Inscription on verso: "Photo by Barney Gallagher, [Haverhill] Gazette photographer / for issue of Dec. 17, 1947. / Before fireplace in kitchen of Whittier Birthplace." See also HS1.1 Senter HPH 44-612B, 44-612C, 45-614B. Photo is 19 x 24 cm mounted on cardboard 25 x 36 cm. |
Photographer |
Gallagher, Barney |
Date |
1947 |
Processing Method |
Gelatin silver print |
Print size |
19 x 24 cm |
Call Number |
HS1.1 Senter HPH 44-612A |
Catalog Number |
31479006498009 |
Subjects |
Haverhill (Mass.) Architecture Historic house museums--Massachusetts Cider |
Place |
Haverhill, MA |
People |
Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892 |
Search Terms |
Haverhill Whittier Birthplace Whittier John Greenleaf Whittier Houses Historic houses Architecture Fireplaces Cider Poems Poetry Barney Gallagher Haverhill Gazette |
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 |
2021-09-24 |