Pinhole Camera Series, Market & Concord Streets

Description:

Black and white photograph of the fish market at the end of Market Street looking onto Concord Street. Sams set his camera up on the side lawn of the Custom House to capture the rarely empty streets. Note it is low tide and two small boats are visible resting on the bottom of the fish market basin. Printed from a glass plate negative held in the Museum's collection.

• Title: Pinhole Camera Series, Market & Concord Streets
• Photographer: Sams, Franklin Frost (Dr.), 1867-1937
• Date: October 27, 1899

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• Collection: Photograph Collection
• Object Name: Franklin Frost Sams Photographs
• Object Id: MK 7673

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