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Title |
Laying cornerstone for Masonic Temple building, How & Merrimack Streets, Haverhill, 1873 |
Object Type |
Print, Photographic |
Description |
Ceremony for laying the cornerstone for the Masonic Temple building, How & Merrimack Streets, Haverhill, 1873. People gathered on the left, a crowd of men, women and children, looking to the center right where the building foundation is visible. Street on the left. Tall poles with ropes attached form a tentlike structure in the foreground, towering over the crowd. House on the left. Copy of one half of original stereograph. Inscription on verso: "Enlarged from stereoscopic photo by Walter R. Merryman / Laying cornerstone of Masonic Building - June 24, 1873 / cor. How & Merrimack Sts." This is a later print made by Merryman. Photo is 12 x 17 cm mounted on cardboard 26 x 36 cm. |
Date |
n.d. |
Processing Method |
Gelatin silver print |
Print size |
12 x 17 cm |
Original/Copy |
Copy |
Call Number |
HM2 Senter HPH 54-750I |
Catalog Number |
31479006606189 |
Subjects |
Haverhill (Mass.) Freemasons Fraternal organizations Freemasonry--Lodges Building Architecture Group portraits Portraits |
Place |
Haverhill, MA |
Search Terms |
Haverhill Freemasons Masonic Temple Lodges Merrimack Street How Street Fraternal organizations Merrimack Lodge Men Women Crowds Construction Architecture Group portraits Portraits |
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 |
2022-01-27 |