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William Pitt tavern, Portsmouth, N.H., probably erected in 1770 – Vintage Wall Art

William Pitt tavern, Portsmouth, N.H., probably erected in 1770, [1907?] — historic photograph
William Pitt tavern, Portsmouth, N.H., probably erected in 1770, [1907?]. Historic photograph from the Taverns & Saloons 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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William Pitt tavern, Portsmouth, N.H., probably erected in 1770

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Portsmouth, New Hampshire, was one of the busiest colonial seaports, and this view shows the William Pitt tavern, which the record says was probably built in 1770. The name likely honors William Pitt the Elder, the British statesman whose opposition to the Stamp Act made him popular with many colonists, and several American taverns carried his name. This 8 x 10 inch glass negative was probably made around 1907 by the Detroit Publishing Company, whose photographers traveled widely to record American towns, buildings and landscapes around the turn of the century.

Created / published[1907?]
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
Notes3782" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 019854. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949."
SubjectsTaverns (Inns)United States--New Hampshire--Portsmouth.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 789 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-63172

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