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1974.084.0003 - Photograph
Photograph of a large tree which has been glued onto heavy black construction paper. The tree is the dominant object in the photograph, but there are several surrounding smaller ones. There are large brances on the tree and many leaves. There is a small wooden bench with no back sitting in front of the tree. The photograph is not attached to the construction paper on the two bottom corners.

Record Type: Photo
1987-2776 - Postcard
A postcard showing a plan of the Church Family buildings at the Shaker Village at Alfred, Maine. This plan or map was drawn by Joshua H. Bussell in 1845. The original map is in the Library of Congress. This image comes from "Shaker Village Views" by Robert P. Emlen which was publish by University Press of New England in 1987.

Record Type: Photo
1988-3065 - Postcard
The front of the postcard contains a photograph of the barn at Canterbury. There is a tree lined road in the foreground with the barn in the background. The writting on the back reads: "Ca 1960s? Note: road not yet macadamized." The printed caption on the back reads: "Built in 1858, destryoed by fire in 1973. the barn was 245 ft. long and 45 ft. wide." There are two copies of this postcard.

Record Type: Photo
1989-3706 - Postcard
Front of postcard contains a black and white image of the dining hall at Canterbury. Postcard has been mailed and still contains a greenb postage stamp in the upper right hand corner on the back. The back reads: "Dear Eva, Here I am in Canterbury and having a nice time. I know Grandpa used to come here but do not remember what Auntie has told me. My bestest to her and all the rest. Love from the Shirly Club, Annie B" The postcard is addressed t...

Record Type: Photo
2010-7530 - Photograph
Black and white photograph, depicting the sign post found in the Meeting House at Mt. Lebanon, N.Y. One cross of the sign reads "This is a place of trade and public business. Therefore we open it not on the Sabbath." The other cross of the sign reads "So let none contrive evil against my people saith the Lord, lest with my hand I bring evil upon them." There are two copies in the binder.

Record Type: Photo
2010-7531 - Photograph
Black and white photograph, depicting the sign posts found in the garret of the Meeting House at Mt. Lebanon, N.Y. It is hanging leaning between two pegs on the wall with two sets of keys on nearby pegs. One cross on the sign reads "Enter not within these gates for this is my Holy Sanctuary saith the Lord." The other one reads "But pass ye by and the quiet, upon my distrub not the peace of Holy Sabbath."

Record Type: Photo
2010-7572 - Photograph
Black and white. Wooden building with walkway and steps leading up to the door. The windows all have shutters. The building continues past the right side of the frame and is not symmetrical in the image. This may be a sisters' shop or an administration building. There are two copies of this image.

Record Type: Photo
2010-7575 - Photograph
Black and white. This building is the main dwelling house for the South Family at Mt. Lebanon. The image frame sees almost all of the building; the very edges are cut off but we can see the roof forming the eaves at the ends of the house. The bottom floor has brick exterior walls and the second and third floors are wood paneling. There is one cupola in the center of the building and two doors which are not identical in appearance. The window...

Record Type: Photo
2010-7576 - Photograph
Black and white. The main dwelling of the South Family. This photo was taken from the right of the building so that both doors are visible. The two doors are not identical. An evergreen tree branch is reaching into the image from the top right corner and obscures most of the upper floor windows.

Record Type: Photo
2010-7587 - Photograph
Black and white. Two herb shops are connected by a bridge on the third floor. It does not appear to be a walking bridge as it does not lead to a door; it attatches to the right-side building just to the side of a window. There is a hoisting apparatus on the bridge, consisting of a pulley and a rope. There is a chiminy and a cupola on the roof of the building on the right; one pane of the window in the cupola appears to be missing. The ground...

Record Type: Photo
2010-7597 - Photograph
Black and white. This is a detailed image of an administrative building. There are four visible windows; nearly half of the panes are broken or missing. It looks like some of the siding boards are falling off; one section is gone entirely. There are two plants which seem to be growing on the side of the building. The contrast on this image is not great; the sky is visible in the top right corner and is almost the same shade of grey as the si...

Record Type: Photo
2010-7613 - Photograph
Black and white. This is a detailed look at a boot-scraper. The stone surface in the foreground is out of focus, as are the trees and fence in the background. The boot-scraper is wrought-iron and the vertical pieces curl outward. The scraper part hangs off the edge so that mud and such falls on the ground, not the step.

Record Type: Photo
2012-7706 - Photograph
B&w photo of the Watervliet, NY West Family Granary. Granary is brick. Tire tracks are visible in the snow. Photo is not very clear.

Record Type: Photo
2012-7707 - Photograph
B&w photo of the Watervliet, NY West Family Granary from the side. Tire tracks are visible in the snow. Photo is not very clear.

Record Type: Photo
2012-7719 - Photograph
Unidentified b&w photo of a HABS (Historic American Buildings Survey) plan. Includes dimensions for a "chest of draws," a "typical chest of draws," and "arch kettles in room off the kitchen in the basement." Possible identifying information at the bottom was not photographed.

Record Type: Photo
2015-9623 a-b - Photostat
9623a - Copy of a photograph of Charles Buel's gallery at the corner of North and Depot Streets in Pittsfield in 1870. Buel may have taken photographs of Shakers. Reprinted in Berkshire Eagle's "Then & Now" feature in 2015. 9623b - List of Pittsfield photographers from "Massachusetts Photographers" book; photographers named Buel are listed, but not with the first name Charles.

Record Type: Photo
2016-7772 - Tintype
Henry Terry Clough, Julie Matilda (Mintie) Dalton Clough (both of Church Family, Mt. Lebanon, NY, married in 1890) and their four children: 2 girls, possibly teenagers, one little girl, possibly 4 yrs old, and a baby in Henry Terry's arms. The tintype is in a purple color paper cover, inside the tintype is covered by a cream color frame, decorated with red color design, on top of which a black color ink inscription instructs: "Clough tribe. ...

Record Type: Photo
2017-7801 - Postcard
A postcard with a photo of the Laundry and Machine Shop at Hancock Shaker Village on it. The south and east sides of the building are visible.

Record Type: Photo
2017-7802 - Postcard
A postcard with a photo of the Brick Dwelling at Hancock Shaker Village on it. The south side of the building is visible. The Ministry Wash House, the Brethren's Shop and the Sisters' Dairy and Weave Shop are also partially visible.

Record Type: Photo
2017-7803 - Postcard
A postcard with a photo of the Silos at Hancock Shaker Village on it. Part of the Silos and the Round Stone Barn Dairy Ell are visible in the photo. The photo appears to have been taken from the southeast of the Silos.

Record Type: Photo