Tom Quested, Former Rocks Village Bridge Toll House Keeper and Draw Tender, East Haverhill, Massachusetts

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Artifact Overview

At left in this scene is Tom Quested, identified as a one-time toll collector at the Rocks Village Bridge near Haverhill, Massachusetts. Quested also operated the bridge's movable drawspan, which allowed tall ships on the Merrimack River to pass through it. In their spare time, some Rocks Village toll collectors made and repaired shoes.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.2072

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Blue

Dimensions

Height: 3.125 in
Width: 4.063 in