The Nutshell in West Chesterfield

Dublin Core

Identifier

2018-096

Title

The Nutshell in West Chesterfield

Subject

Businesses and Stores

Description

Sepia postcard from sample book of Herbert Berniss Thrasher (1884-1927), photographer. Titled: ‘The Nutshell, West Chesterfield, Mass. ‘. (#90).

Thrasher was the son of George M. and Hattie Lyman Thrasher. Guy Thrasher was his brother. The sample book was produced during the 1920s when H. B. Thrasher was living and working in Florida. The images are undated but this is probably early 1920s.


The Nutshell was built by Chandler K, Bicknell [shown in photograph]. “The Sage of West Chesterfield,.” Bicknell sold hand-carved wooden items and other novelties at the shop during the 1920s and 1930s.

Type

Still Image

Format

8.9 x 14.0 cm (3.5 x 5.5 in)

Creator

Herbert B. Thrasher

Date

ca. 1920

Publisher

Sample book postcards donated in 2018 by Barbara Batura and Marjorie Candiano, H. B. Thrasher's grand-nieces. They received it from their brother, Roy. E. Johnson Jr.

Date Available

2019-01-01

Is Part Of

Box 09

Medium

Paper

Coverage

Chesterfield

Mediator

db created item 01/01/2019

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Still Image - Black and White Postcard

Physical Dimensions

8.9 x 14 cm

Document Viewer

Comments