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High School. State Normal School. Plummer Hall. Peabody Academy of Science, View of four schools in Salem, page, photomechanical print, Salem (Massachusetts), maker: Heliotype Printing Company, Boston (Massachusetts), 1879-04, photographer, North America, Massachusetts, paper, photoaquatint, height 165 mm x width 241 mm, Prints facing page 102., secondary education, university building, college, A sepia-toned page shows four photographic images of different large brick buildings arranged in a two-by-two grid, each image framed by white margins. In the upper left image a two-story brick building with a pitched roof and a small cupola sits behind a low iron fence, leafless trees stand in front and neighboring structures are visible to the left. The upper right image shows a taller multi-story brick building with a mansard roof and a central entrance with steps, a large tree trunk and branches frame the right edge, and additional buildings recede in the background. The lower left image depicts a stately brick building with arched windows, an ornate entryway, a short balustrade wall along the sidewalk, and neighboring rowhouses visible to the right. The lower right image features a commercial building with a wide facade of large arched windows, storefronts at street level, a small kiosk on the sidewalk, and adjacent buildings on either side. The overall sheet has a textured, aged appearance.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B01_214

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40.6Mb (10.9Mb) / 14.4in x 10.9in / 4333 x 3273 (300dpi)

Keywords

High School State Normal School Plummer Hall Peabody Academy Science View four schools Salem page photomechanical print Massachusetts maker Heliotype Printing Company Boston 1879-04 photographer North America paper photoaquatint height 165 mm x width 241 mm Prints facing page 102 secondary education university building college sepia-toned page four photographic images different large brick buildings arranged two- -two grid image framed white margins upper left image two-story brick building pitched roof small cupola sits low iron fence leafless trees stand front neighboring structures visible upper right image taller multi-story brick building mansard roof central entrance steps large tree trunk branches frame right edge additional buildings recede background lower image depicts stately brick building arched windows ornate entryway short balustrade wall sidewalk neighboring rowhouses visible right lower right image features commercial building wide facade arched windows storefronts street level small kiosk adjacent buildings side sheet textured aged appearance