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This item is a photograph of Mary Ashton Livermore taken in 1901. She is an older woman, wearing a fancy black dress with a white ruffle at her neck. She also has a white covering on her head. She is seated at a desk and is holding a book in her…

This item is a drawing of Mary Ashton Livermore which was created around 1867. Livermore was an activist in several causes, including suffrage, abolitionism, and temperance.

This is a portrait drawing of General Benjamin Lincoln. He appears to be an older man in this image and is wearing his military uniform.

This item is a painting of Captain Richard Derby. Derby was a prominent merchant who lived in Salem, Mass. during the 18th century. In the painting he is wearing a formal coat, white wig, and is holding a sailing telescope. He is seated next to a…

This item is a portrait drawing of Massachusetts Governor John Albion Andrew, a resident of Hingham, Mass. He has short, curly hair and is wearing a pair of glasses. He is wearing a formal suit and tie.

This poem, written in honor of the Reunion of the Free Soil Party on August 9, 1877, discusses the importance of the Free Soil movement in ensuring justice and freedom for all peoples in the United States. It expounds upon the difficulties…

This photograph depicts the monument dedicated to Peter Hobart on the corner of Ship and North Streets, Hingham, MA. Peter Hobart was the first minister in Hingham as well as a political activist. The inscription on the monument reads:

In…

This is a set of four photographs depicting a memorial to the ministers of the First Parish Church. The memorial is a raised pillar located at the Hingham Cemetery in Hingham, Massachusetts. The text on the memorial can be read below. It describes…

These items are photographs of the memorial for former Massachusetts Governor John Davis Long located in the Hingham Cemetery of Hingham, Massachusetts. The stone is located in the John Davis Long family plot. The text on the memorial is as…

These items are two photographs of the Memorial Bell Tower in Hingham, Massachusetts. The tower was built in 1912 for the town's 275th anniversary and was dedicated to its first settlers. The six story structure is located next to the First Parish…