Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
PH 1978.14 |
Title |
William A. Withington Photograph Collection |
Collection |
Photograph Collection |
Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
Date |
1950 |
Scope & Content |
This collection contains black and white photographs, negatives, and two maps of the Boston Metropolitan era produced by William A. Withington when preparing for his dissertation, Land Use and Change in a Residential Suburb: Winchester, Massachusetts, 1930-1950. The collection contains many scenes of Winchester, including pictures of schools, businesses, railways, and houses. The photographs provide insight into the natural and built landscapes of Winchester and the surrounding areas during the middle of the twentieth century. |
Admin/Biographical History |
In 1955, William A. Withington completed a dissertation for Northwestern University on "Land Use and Change in a Residential Suburb: Winchester, Massachusetts, 1930-1950." A copy was given to the Winchester Pubic Library. |
Copyrights |
Permission to publish material from this collection is subject to approval by the Town of Winchester. |
Finding Aids |
A finding aid with detailed information about the contents of the collection is available. Contact the Archives for a copy. |
Subjects |
Photographs Housing developments Land use |
Search Terms |
Aberjona Gardens Beggs and Cobb Central Street Church Street Church Street Converse Bridge Eastern Felt Company First Baptist Church Grade crossing Grove Street Hancock Street Locke Farm Main Street Marycliff Academy Mill Pond Mount Vernon Street Mystic Lakes Mystic Valley New England Laundries Parish of the Epiphany Parkhurst Elementary School Puffer Manufacturing Company Railroads Ridge Street School Street Stetson Hall Thompson Street Train depot Washington Street Wedemere Station Winchester Public Library Winter Pond York Road |
People |
Withington, William |
Containers |
Photographs II-III Photographs IV-VII Unnumbered Photographs Dissertation Figures Correspondence and Maps |