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Weston tower, Derryfield Park, Manchester, N.H. – Historic Reproduction

Weston tower, Derryfield Park, Manchester, N.H., c[between 1910 and 1920] — historic photograph
Weston tower, Derryfield Park, Manchester, N.H., c[between 1910 and 1920]. Historic photograph from the Detroit Publishing Company collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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This rare historic photograph captures Weston tower, Derryfield Park, Manchester, N.H. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Weston tower, Derryfield Park, Manchester, N.H.

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Weston Tower stands in Derryfield Park in Manchester, New Hampshire, a city on the Merrimack River, and this 8 by 10 inch glass negative records it as a landmark of the park's hillside grounds. The picture was made between about 1910 and 1920, when observation towers were popular in city parks and on scenic summits as places to look out over the surrounding town and countryside. It comes from the Detroit Publishing Company, a firm that photographed and promoted American scenery and towns for sale as views and souvenirs. The glass plate format gives the image a sharp, detailed record of the structure and its setting.

Created / publishedc[between 1910 and 1920]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
Notes4447" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 072121. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsObservation towers.United States--New Hampshire--Manchester.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan814 × 980 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-73236

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