Exterior view of 239 Commonwealth Avenue, corner of Commonwealth Avenue and Fairfield Street, Boston, Mass.

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GUSN-355094

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General photographic collection
Standard-size photographs, 1860s-2000s
Geographic locations
Massachusetts
Massachusetts - Boston
Massachusetts - Boston - Commonwealth Ave - Fairfield to Gloucester - Soule Photos
Exterior view of 239 Commonwealth Avenue, corner of Commonwealth Avenue and Fairfield Street, Boston, Mass.
(current record)

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General photographic collection
- Standard-size photographs, 1860s-2000s
  - Geographic locations
    - Massachusetts
      - Massachusetts - Boston
        Massachusetts - Boston - Commonwealth Ave - Fairfield to Gloucester - Soule Photos
        Exterior view of the Alexander Cochrane Residence, 257 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Mass., 4 May 1893
        213 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass.
        257 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass.
        Exterior view of 239 Commonwealth Avenue, corner of Commonwealth Avenue and Fairfield Street, Boston, Mass. (current record)

Description

The facade of the Thayer house can be seen at Commonwealth Avenue and Fairfield Streets. A man and a woman look at the photographer from separate windows on the third floor.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
streetscapes
intersections
houses
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Physical Descrption

1 black-and-white print

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.2810.004

Places

Back Bay (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Soule Photograph Co. (Photographer)
Sturgis & Brigham (Architect)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)

Other People

Thayer, Nathaniel, 1851-1911

Subjects

Architectural photography
Commonwealth Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
Fairfield Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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