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1. The Poem
2. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
3. Original 1839 Manuscript
4. The Children’s Gift to Longfellow
5. Village Blacksmith Art
Village Blacksmith Art
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This sketch of the blacksmith shop on Brattle Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts was drawn by Longfellow himself in 1840. He passed this
blacksmith shop every day on his way to Harvard College and based his
poem on it. Below the image he wrote the first two verses of the poem:
“Under a spreading chestnut tree
The village smithy stands;”
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Vintage Postcard
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Vintage postcard by Bamforth. Postmarked 1909 in London, England
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Vintage postcard by Bamforth. Postmarked 1909 in London, England
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The Village Blacksmith in His Smithy
(artist unknown)
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The Village Blacksmith
by Estelle Hollingsworth
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The Village Blacksmith
by George T. Andrew
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Souvenir postcard of the Colonial Village
at the 1934 Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago
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Sketch by William O. Stevens
from his book “Discovering Long Island”
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Blacksmith and Child
artist unknown
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Postcard of The Cock Horse, home of the Village Blacksmith
in Cambridge, Massachusetts of Longfellow’s poem.
by Tichnor Bros.
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Check out our unique collection of
Paintings, Sketches and Photos
depicting the history of blacksmithing.
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GCBA has adopted the 
Gulf Coast Blacksmith Association 