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John Ward House, Salem, Mass. – Vintage Print

John Ward House, Salem, Mass., c1906. — historic photograph
John Ward House, Salem, Mass., c1906.. 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of John Ward House, Salem, Mass.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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John Ward House, Salem, Mass.

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The John Ward House in Salem, Massachusetts, is preserved in this 8 by 10 inch glass negative, made around 1906. Salem holds many surviving dwellings from the 1600s and early 1700s, and by the turn of the century their age was drawing attention from preservationists and visitors as the city's maritime trade had faded. The Detroit Publishing Company, which commissioned photographers to record American towns and buildings, made the picture, and the negative reached the Library of Congress as a gift in 1949 through the State Historical Society of Colorado. The house's plain, weathered façade reflects the building traditions of its period.

Created / publishedc1906.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
Notes3140" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 018875. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsDwellings.United States--Massachusetts--Salem.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 786 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-62346

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