Old Rocks Bridge Toll House and Buildings, Haverhill, Massachusetts, circa 1910

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Artifact Overview

This photograph shows the Rocks Village Toll House located near Haverhill, Massachusetts. Just as private ferry operators carried early travelers across rivers, many early bridges were built and operated as private businesses, and travelers paid tolls to cross them. Workers at this toll house collected fares for a bridge across the Merrimack River.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1910

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.188.1320

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 7.75 in (2 others- 5x7)
Width: 10 in