Photographs Found in the Wall of the Boyden District Schoolhouse
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.
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
Citation
Unknown., “Photographs Found in the Wall of the Boyden District Schoolhouse,” Conway Historical Society, accessed January 7, 2025, https://conwaymasshistory.org/items/show/792.