Munroe, Alfred, 1817-1904

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Photographer of Concord, Mass.

From the description of Alfred Munroe glass plate negative images of Concord, Mass. cemeteries [graphic], [ca. 1880-ca. 1902]. (Concord Public Library). WorldCat record id: 38062933

From the description of Alfred Munroe glass plate negative views of Concord, Mass. monuments, markers and historic sites [graphic], [ca. 1880-ca. 1902]. (Concord Public Library). WorldCat record id: 38062605

From the description of Alfred Munroe glass plate negative images of Concord, Mass. rivers, bridges, landscapes, and natural features [graphic], [ca. 1880-ca. 1902]. (Concord Public Library). WorldCat record id: 38062853

From the description of Alfred Munroe glass plate negative views of Concord, Mass. streets and neighborhoods/areas [graphic], [ca. 1880-ca. 1902]. (Concord Public Library). WorldCat record id: 38062499

From the description of Alfred Munroe glass plate negative images of houses and buildings in Concord, Mass. [graphic], [ca. 1880-ca. 1902]. (Concord Public Library). WorldCat record id: 38062444

From the description of Alfred Munroe glass plate negative portraits of Concord, Mass., people [graphic], [ca. 1880-ca. 1902]. (Concord Public Library). WorldCat record id: 38062407

From the description of Alfred Munroe glass plate negative images of miscellaneous subjects relating to Concord, Mass. [graphic], [ca. 1880-ca. 1902]. (Concord Public Library). WorldCat record id: 38062975

Photographer of Concord, Mass. Born Jan. 4, 1817 to pencilmaker William (Monroe) Munroe and Martha (Patty) Stone Munroe; brother of William Munroe (founding benefactor of Concord Free Public Library). Educated in Concord schools. Entered dry goods business in Boston at age 16. Earned living in various commercial enterprises in Boston, London, New Orleans, New York. Returned permanently to Concord in 1877. Observant, artistic, devoted to his native town, Munroe photographed Concord & its inhabitants extensively during final 25 years of his life.

(Cont.) Member of Concord Antiquarian Society, Social Circle in Concord, Postal Photographic Club, Concord Library Committee & Cemetery Committee. Visited Europe, Fla., N.H., Wis., Minn. Author of Concord Out of Door Sketches (1903), which included examples of his photographic work. Died in Concord July 23, 1904 (result of carriage accident).

From the description of Alfred Munroe glass plate negative collection of images of Concord, Mass. [graphic], [ca. 1880-ca. 1902]. (Concord Public Library). WorldCat record id: 37994963

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Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Munroe, Alfred, 1817-1904. Alfred Munroe glass plate negative collection of images of Concord, Mass. [graphic], [ca. 1880-ca. 1902]. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Munroe, Alfred, 1817-1904. Alfred Munroe glass plate negative views of Concord, Mass. monuments, markers and historic sites [graphic], [ca. 1880-ca. 1902]. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Munroe, Alfred, 1817-1904. Alfred Munroe glass plate negative images of Concord, Mass. rivers, bridges, landscapes, and natural features [graphic], [ca. 1880-ca. 1902]. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Munroe, Alfred, 1817-1904. Alfred Munroe glass plate negative images of Concord, Mass. cemeteries [graphic], [ca. 1880-ca. 1902]. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Munroe, Alfred, 1817-1904. Alfred Munroe glass plate negative images of houses and buildings in Concord, Mass. [graphic], [ca. 1880-ca. 1902]. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Munroe, Alfred, 1817-1904. Alfred Munroe glass plate negative portraits of Concord, Mass., people [graphic], [ca. 1880-ca. 1902]. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Damon family. Damon family papers, 1819-[ca. 1885]. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Munroe, Alfred, 1817-1904. Alfred Munroe glass plate negative images of miscellaneous subjects relating to Concord, Mass. [graphic], [ca. 1880-ca. 1902]. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
creatorOf Munroe, Alfred, 1817-1904. Alfred Munroe glass plate negative views of Concord, Mass. streets and neighborhoods/areas [graphic], [ca. 1880-ca. 1902]. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
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associatedWith Cheney family. family
associatedWith Damon family. family
associatedWith French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931. person
associatedWith Hill Burying Ground (Concord, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith John Jack, d. 1773 person
associatedWith Middlesex Agricultural Fairgrounds corporateBody
associatedWith Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (Concord, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 person
Place Name Admin Code Country
North Bridge (Concord, Mass.)
Walden Pond (Concord, Mass.)
Concord (Mass.)
Monument Street (Concord, Mass.)
Massachusetts--Concord
Concord (Mass.)
Nashawtuc Road (Concord, Mass.)
Massachusetts--Concord
Assabet River (Mass.)
Elm Street (Concord, Mass.)
Stow Street (Concord, Mass.)
Massachusetts--Concord
Merriam's Corner (Concord, Mass.)
Sudbury River (Mass.)
Massachusetts--Concord
West Concord (Concord, Mass.)
Main Street (Concord, Mass.)
Concord River (Mass.)
Concord (Mass.)
Concord (Mass.)
Three Arch Bridge (Concord, Mass.)
Egg Rock (Concord, Mass.)
Nashawtuc Bridge (Concord, Mass.)
Massachusetts--Concord
Massachusetts--Concord
Monument Square (Concord, Mass.)
Massachusetts--Concord
Concord (Mass.)
Nashawtuc Hill (Concord, Mass.)
Gibraltar (Rock : Concord, Mass.)
Subject
Authors, American
Authors, American
Authors, American
Bank buildings
Baseball
Battlefields
Battle Monument (Concord, Mass.)
Bridges
Carriages and carts
Cemeteries
Compositae
Concord, Battle of, Concord, Mass., 1775
Devices (Heraldry)
Fountains
Gardens
George Bradford Bartlett Marker (Concord, Mass.)
Historical markers
Historic bridges
Historic buildings
Historic sites
Horses
James Barrett Marker (Concord, Mass.)
Landscape photography
Monuments
Nature photography
Photograph collections
Photographers
Photomontage
Portraits
Rivers
Schools
Sepulchral monuments
Statues
Streets
Waterfalls
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Birth 1817-01-04

Death 1904-07-23

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