Beacon Street along the Boston Common, Boston, Massachusetts, CP-140

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1887

GUSN

GUSN-374397

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Codman family papers
Codman family photograph collection
Negatives
Negative numbers CP0101-CP0200
Beacon Street along the Boston Common, Boston, Massachusetts, CP-140
(current record)

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Codman family papers
- Codman family photograph collection
  - Negatives
    - Negative numbers CP0101-CP0200

Description

The image depicts Beacon Street alongside the Boston Common in Boston, Massachusetts. On the left are several multi-story buildings with ornate railings and uniform windows. On the right, leafless trees line the sidewalk along a fenced area.

Details

Descriptive Terms

streetscapes
residential structures
exterior views
parks (recreation areas)
fences
snow (precipitation)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP006377
Codman negative CP-140

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

MS001

Collection Name

Codman family papers

Reference Code

MS001.PC.06.002.CP-140

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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