Augustine H. Folsom
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Augustine H. Folsom or A.H. Folsom was a photographer in the Boston
, Massachusetts
-area in the late 19th and early 20th-centuries. Subjects included buildings in Massachusetts, Maine, and Georgia
. Folsom lived in Roxbury, ca.1870-1926. Folsom showed photographic work in the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association
exhibitions of 1874 and 1881.
Works by Folsom reside in the collections of the Boston Public Library; Historic New England; Metropolitan Museum, NY; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Georgia State Archives; and the American Antiquarian Society.
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
-area in the late 19th and early 20th-centuries. Subjects included buildings in Massachusetts, Maine, and Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
. Folsom lived in Roxbury, ca.1870-1926. Folsom showed photographic work in the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association
Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association
The Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association of Boston, Massachusetts, was "formed for the sole purposes of promoting the mechanic arts and extending the practice of benevolence." Founding members included Paul Revere, Benjamin Russell, and others...
exhibitions of 1874 and 1881.
Works by Folsom reside in the collections of the Boston Public Library; Historic New England; Metropolitan Museum, NY; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; the Georgia State Archives; and the American Antiquarian Society.
Illustrations by Folsom
- Ceremonies at the dedication of the Soldiers' monument: in Concord, Mass. Printed by B. Tolman, 1867. Includes illus. by Folsom. Google books
- George Augustus Wheeler. History of Castine, Penobscot, and Brooksville, Maine: including the ancient settlement of Pentagöet. Bangor, Maine: Burr & Robinson, 1875. Includes illus. by Folsom. Google books
- Edwin Start. Penobscot Bay. New England Magazine, July 1896. Includes illus. by Folsom. Google books
About Folsom
- Old wet-plate photographer. Boston Daily Globe, June 18, 1905
- E.B. Delabarre. Recent History of Dighton Rock. Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, Feb. 1919; p.286+ Includes discussion of Folsom's photo of Dighton Rock. Google books
External links
- WorldCat
- Boston Public Library on Flickr. Augustine H. Folsom Photographs
- http://blagls.org/main/page/history/C25/
- http://www.concordlibrary.org/scollect/BuildingHistories/CFPL/storyPages/folsomFront.html
- http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives/d7060h3.htm
- http://www.historicnewengland.org/publications/historic-new-england-magazine/fall-2003/2003FallPage06.htm
- http://www.historicnewengland.org/publications/historic-new-england-magazine/fall-2002/2002FallPage10.htm
- http://www.mainememory.net/bin/Detail?ln=29222
- http://www.mainememory.net/bin/Detail?ln=29225