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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. According to the negative sleeve, this set of photographs is captured in color. The scans of these images are in black and white. NRHP reference # 86002926 Text from negative sleeve: 2346. COLOR Eastern trip October 1947 Plymouth. 1 Mertie West at base of some statue, reading tablet. 2 and 3 Two views of the edifice housing the PLYMOUTH ROCK (4) 4 Mertie West on walk above the building containing the ROCK 5 Street scene Plymouth. Postoffice [sic] with tower. Fountain in front of postoffice [sic]. 6 Close up of fountain or old spring as it is called. Photo does not show the lettering A poorly-exposed photograph of the Plymouth Post Office Building, as viewed from across Main Street in Plymouth. Main Street stretches across the foreground on an angle back to the right. Cars park on the far side of the street in the near distance at left. Behind them, businesses line the street. One extends out-of-frame at left. To the right of it, an adjacent building stands at the corner of Main and Leyden Streets. A large striped awning hangs over its front. Some of the signage at the top of the building reads, "JOHN E. [...]AN CO.;" the rest is not legible. To the right of it, Leyden Street intersects Main Street. On the far side of Leyden Street, the Plymouth Post Office Building stands on the corner. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side, facing right. Eight columns line the front entrance of the brick building. American flags extend outward from the front of the building and 3 dormers sit atop the roof. From the roof's center, a clock tower rises. Other buildings are visible standing beyond the post office as Main Street stretches into the distance. Four punched holes line the bottom edge at right.
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2346_006 ark:/21198/zz002j3jw7
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Post offices--Massachusetts--Plymouth Cities & towns--Massachusetts Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Plymouth
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