Photographs Found in the Wall of the Boyden District Schoolhouse

family portrait.jpg
unidentified house.jpg

Title

Photographs Found in the Wall of the Boyden District Schoolhouse

Subject

Mass.--Conway--Photographs

Description

1) Unidentified family portrait, B & W photograph 8" x 5 3/4", of eleven individuals and a dog on the front lawn of a house. Mounted and centered on heavy 12" x 10" stock. The print is overexposed and cardboard stock is torn.

2) B & W photograph, 7 1/2" x 4 1/4", of unidentified house and barn, with an unidentified man standing alongside with a walking stick. Badly torn and decomposing from mold and mildew. Paper print and electronic copy preserved in place of original, which was destroyed Dec. 2017.

Both photos may be of the Upright family, who for a time lived in the Boyden School House building.

Creator

Unknown.

Date

1890-1910 ca.

Contributor

Antes family. Found by CHS members in c. 2000 when the old Boyden School House was being prepared for move and renovation.

Source

CHS.

Rights

CHS. Fair use.

Format

jpeg

Type

Image.

Identifier

CHS-1999-003

Coverage

Conway, Mass.

Identifier

016

Tags

Citation

Unknown., “Photographs Found in the Wall of the Boyden District Schoolhouse,” Conway Historical Society, accessed April 19, 2024, https://conwaymasshistory.org/items/show/792.