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Cobbs Tavern, Photo by Tho[ma]s H. Hall [graphic].
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Creator
Morris, Marriott Canby, 1863-1948, photographer.
Contributor
Hall, Thomas H., photographer.
Title
Cobbs Tavern, Photo by Tho[ma]s H. Hall [graphic].
Publisher
PA. Philadelphia. 1897
Date
1897
Physical Description
1 photograph: gelatin silver print; 3 x 3 in.
Description
Photograph showing two cyclists standing in front of Cobb's Tavern. A dirt road runs next to the building, with trees growing on the left. Cobb’s Tavern was built circa 1740. It served as a tavern as well as the East Sharon Post Office from 1871 to 1895, after which it became a private residence. It was a popular stop on bicycle tours in the 1870s-1880s.
Notes
Digitization and cataloging has been made possible through the generosity of David Marriott Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, and William Perot Morris in memory of Marriott Canby Morris and his children: Elliston Perot Morris, Marriott Canby Morris Jr., and Janet Morris and in acknowledgment of his grandchildren: William Perot Morris, Eleanor Rhoads Morris Cox, Jonathan White Morris, and David Marriott Morris.
Edited.
Subject
Dirt roads -- Massachusetts -- Sharon.
Cycling -- Massachusetts.
Taverns (Inns) -- Massachusetts -- Sharon.
Philadelphia artists.
Geographic subject
Sharon (Mass.)
Genre
Gelatin silver prints.
Associated name
Hall, Thomas H., photographer.
Location
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| Marriott C. Morris Collection [P.2013.13.567]
Accession number
P.2013.13.567
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