Alfred Munroe glass plate negative collection of images of Concord, Mass. [graphic], [ca. 1880-ca. 1902].

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Alfred Munroe glass plate negative collection of images of Concord, Mass. [graphic], [ca. 1880-ca. 1902].

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Photographs of Concord, Mass. & its residents; taken between about 1880 & 1902. Few images in collection are dated or precisely dateable. Some earlier images by other photographers, rephotographed by Munroe, are included. (Date span of collection reflects period of Munroe's work, not the dates of creation of photographs rephotographed by Munroe.) Portraits include images of about 35 individuals & some of family or other groups as well. Photographs of buildings & houses include images of some 18 structures. (Cont.) Most building shots are exterior. Street & area views include images of the Cattle Show Grounds (Middlesex Agricultural Fairgrounds), Elm Street, Main Street, Monument Square, Monument Street, & Stow Street. Images of monuments, markers, & historic sites primarily show the North Bridge, Battle Monument, Daniel Chester French's Minuteman Statue, & Battle Lawn. Views of rivers & bridges, landscape. (Cont.) & natural features include images of Assabet, Sudbury, & Concord Rivers, Three Arch Bridge, Nashawtuc Bridge, & Walden Pond. Cemetery images include photographs taken in Hill Burying Ground & Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. Among misc. images are several composites (authors & homes).

183 glass negatives : gelatin dry plate ; 17 x 22 cm. or smaller.

Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection

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Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection

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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...