Looking down Beacon Street, view of Somerset Club, Boston, Massachusetts, CP-130

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1887

GUSN

GUSN-374387

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Codman family papers
Codman family photograph collection
Negatives
Negative numbers CP0101-CP0200
Looking down Beacon Street, view of Somerset Club, Boston, Massachusetts, CP-130
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Codman family papers
- Codman family photograph collection
  - Negatives
    - Negative numbers CP0101-CP0200

Description

The image depicts a street view looking down Beacon Street in Boston, Massachusetts. On the right side, the Somerset Club, along with other adjacent buildings, is visible. The street is lined with trees on the left, and the roadway is covered with a light layer of snow.

Details

Descriptive Terms

streetscapes
clubs (associations)
apartments
residential structures
exterior views
trees
snow (precipitation)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP006367
Codman negative CP-130

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

MS001

Collection Name

Codman family papers

Reference Code

MS001.PC.06.002.CP-130

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Codman, Thomas Newbold, 1868-1963 (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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