Alfred W. Hosmer collection of glass plate negative images primarily of Concord, Mass. [graphic], [not before 1880]-1903.

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Alfred W. Hosmer collection of glass plate negative images primarily of Concord, Mass. [graphic], [not before 1880]-1903.

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Photographs primarily of Concord, Mass., & its residents, taken no earlier than 1880 to 1903. Few images in the collection are dated or precisely dateable; those that are date from the late 1880s on. The collection includes some earlier images by other photographers rephotographed by Hosmer. (The date span of the collection reflects the period of Hosmer's work, not the original date of creation of the photographs rephotographed by Hosmer.). Most of the negatives are gelatin dry plate of a size suitable for making cabinet cards. (Cont.) Some are wet plate collodion negatives. Collection includes negative images of the following subjects: landscape views & natural features; streetscapes/area views, & roads and paths; houses & buildings; portraits; animals; monuments & historic markers; cemeteries & graves; trees, bushes, plants, etc.; composites; Thoreauviana; sites related to Hawthorne; & misc. (primarily photographs of maps, engravings, & paintings).

807 glass negatives : primarily gelatin dry plate ; 21 x 26 cm. or smaller. + 4 examples of Hosmer's original negative storage boxes.

Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection

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SNAC Resource ID: 7415246

Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection

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Hosmer, Alfred W. (Alfred Winslow), 1851-1903

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Born and died in Concord, Mass., Alfred Winslow Hosmer (1851-1903) was a dry goods merchant, photographer, naturalist, and an early admirer of Thoreau and collector of his writings. His Thoreau library is now part of the Special Collections of the Concord Free Public Library. From the description of Alfred Winslow Hosmer papers relating primarily to botany, [1872]-1902 (bulk 1887-1902). (Concord Public Library). WorldCat record id: 36288044 Alfred Winslow Hosmer (1851-1903) ...