• CASE 1—WHAT IF...?

• CASE 2 —PHOTOGRAPHY ARRIVES

• CASE 3—VISIBLE REMNANTS

• CASE 4 —ATTITUDES TOWARDS THE PAST

• CASE 5—PEELING BACK THE LAYERS

• CASE 6—TIMELESS ACTIVITIES

• CASE 7 —ENCROACHMENT OF URBANIZATION

• CASE 8 —COLONIAL SITES DURING THE CIVIL WAR

• CASE 9—EVOLUTION OF HISTORIC SITES

• CASE 10 —RESTORATIONS

• CASE 11—RE-ENACTMENTS

• CASE 12 —HENRY WHEELER'S EYE PT. I

• CASE 13—HENRY WHEELER'S EYE PT. II

• CASE 14 —HENRY WHEELER'S EYE PT. III

• CASE 15 —HENRY WHEELER'S EYE PT. IV

• CASE 16—DOCUMENTING OF CONDITION

• COLONIAL AMERICANA TODAY

• EXHIBITS PAGE

• CLEMENTS LIBRARY

Colonial Photography—Viewfinder on the Past

Henry M. Wheeler's Eye for History

In these examples, Wheeler has shown us how changes in use, the encroachment of neighboring structures, and new architectural styles have altered colonial buildings and their settings.

Case 13

Henry M. Wheeler. Paine House, Lincoln St., Worcester. Cyanotype print. Ca. 1890s.

 

Henry M. Wheeler. Willard (the clockmaker) House, Grafton. Cyanotype print. Ca. 1890s.

 

Henry M. Wheeler. Cooper Tavern, Arlington. Cyanotype print. Ca. 1890s.

 

Henry M. Wheeler. Tremere House, Boston. Cyanotype print. Ca. 1890s.

Henry M. Wheeler. Thoreau House, Prince St. Boston. Gelatin silver print. Ca. 1890s.

 

Henry M. Wheeler. Oldest House in Boston, Prince St. Gelatin silver print. Ca. 1890s.

 

W.A. French. Tea Party House, Tremont St., Boston. Gelatin silver print. Ca. 1890s (from Wheeler's photo album).

 

Henry M. Wheeler. Old House, Front St., Worcester. Gelatin silver print. Ca. 1890s.

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