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Ground breaking for Peabody Museum third addition
Ground breaking for Peabody Museum third addition
Object Number 2004.1.326.21
Display Title Ground breaking for Peabody Museum third addition
Descriptions
Object Description Printed on Board: "Front Row: Alfred Peabody (son of Charles Peabody) / Back Row: Charles Peabody, Miss Alice Putnam, Mrs. Putnam, F. W. Putnam / (Director), S. Henshaw (Agassiz Director), C. C. Willoughby, S. J. Guernsey."
Department Photographic
Date June 21, 1913
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Cambridge / Peabody Museum
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Cardboard
Dimensions Overall: 20.0025 × 24.9238 cm (7 7/8 × 9 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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