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Image Not Available for Barkhamsted Centennial, September 10, 1879
Barkhamsted Centennial, September 10, 1879
Image Not Available for Barkhamsted Centennial, September 10, 1879

Barkhamsted Centennial, September 10, 1879

Date1879
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 4 3/4 x 7 7/8in. (12 x 20cm)
Credit LineMuseum collection
DescriptionCrowd of men, women and boys in front of a small frame building with a flagpole, possibly a schoolhouse. The building is decorated with vines and small American flags. Two tents are at the left. A square church tower and a large American flag are at the right beyond trees. Horse-drawn carriages are at the right. Several men, a woman and a boy sit on the grass in the left foreground. One man is blurred from movement. One holds a cane. A dirt road is at the right.
Object number2000.209.30
InscribedOn recto, inscribed beneath image: "Barkhamsted Centennial, 10 Sept. 1879."
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