December 10, 2025 Geri Duff
In 1841 the negative-positive process was developed and patented. This meant that for the first time multiple copies could be made from a single glass negative. Many early camera hobbyists often sold copies of their pictures to fund the hobby like this one. This is Hingham’s Glad Tidings Plain between Wilder Hall and Cushing Street when Elm trees lined the dirt roadway. This copy is in the 1893 History of Hingham and was taken by Henry F. Guild, which means it was taken before 1893. Henry Robinson included it in his 1980 book: Two Hundred Years in South Hingham 1746-1946 and Dempsey and MacMillan included it in their 2014 book: Hingham Through Time. This view was also used on numerous calendars and post cards and is one of several in the Hingham Historical Archives.