Chelsea (Mass.) views [photographs], ca. 1890-1899.

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Chelsea (Mass.) views [photographs], ca. 1890-1899.

Photographs taken and collected by Mellen Chamberlain of historic homes and buildings in Chelsea, Mass., for his work "A Documentary History of Chelsea, 1624-1824" (1908). Some of the photographs also depict homes in Revere and Winthrop, Mass., which were originally a part of Chelsea. Most of the photographs have notes written on the verso in the hand of Mellen Chamberlain. Many of the photographs are cyanotype proofs taken by Chamberlain in Oct. 1891. The remaining photographers are unknown.

33 photographs in 1 narrow box.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7703960

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Chamberlain, Mellen, 1821-1900

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Jurist-librarian; Chief Justice, municipal court; Librarian-in-chief, Boston Public Library, 1878-90. From the description of ALS : [Boston] to B.H. Beedham, Esq., 1880 April 30. (Boston Public Library). WorldCat record id: 39730253 From the description of Letters and notes, 1848-1892. (Boston Public Library). WorldCat record id: 37939127 Jurist-librarian; Chief Justice municipal court; Librarian-in-chief, Boston Public Library, 1878-90. From the descrip...