“Old Indian House”

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In 1699, Ensign John Sheldon (1658-c.1733) built his two-story center-chimney four-room house just inside the stockade in Deerfield, Massachusetts. It was one of the larger houses in town at the time. It survived a 1704 raid on the town carried out by French soldiers and their Native allies from Canada, and was nearly 150 years old when this daguerreotype was made. The house was torn down in 1848.

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Item typePhotograph
PhotographerPopkins, Benjamin F.
Datecirca 1845
PlaceDeerfield, Massachusetts
TopicArchitecture, Buildings
EraNational Expansion and Reform, 1816–1860
Colonial settlement, 1620–1762
MaterialMetal
Process/FormatPhotography; Daguerreotype
Dimension detailsHeight: 4.75 in Width: 6.00 in
Catalog #1898.09
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Popkins, Benjamin F., photographer. Old Indian House. Photograph. ca. 1845. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1898-09/. Accessed on December 7, 2024.

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