Pulsifer House

From the collections of PVMA • Digital image © Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Assoc. • Image use information

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This picture is probably of the family of William B. Pulsifer (1848-1903) of Conway, Massachusetts, who had married Nettie Wilson of Shelburne, Massachusetts, in 1875.  They had four children, only two of whom survived infancy. The boy sitting on the grass is probably Leon Wilson Pulsifer (b. 1888), and the woman standing next to the tree is probably Pulisfer’s other surviving child, Loula May Bates (b. 1881). The home was located in Conway center, near the Baptist Church, and probably was owned by William’s father, Joseph R. Pulsifer. Nettie died in 1898, and when William died in 1903, his children were left orphaned.

This photograph comes from the Howes Brothers collection of photographs.  Based in Ashfield, Massachusetts, they created more than 20,000 images of New England rural life from 1890 to around 1910.

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Item typePhotograph
PhotographerA. W. and G. E. Howes
Date1899–1900
PlaceConway, Massachusetts
EraRise of Industrial America, 1878–1899
Progressive Era, World War I, 1900–1928
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPhotography
Dimension detailsHeight: 3.58 in Width: 5.50 in
Catalog #1996.12.3325
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A. W. and G. E. Howes, photographer. Pulsifer House. Photograph. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1996-12-3325/. Accessed on October 10, 2024.

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