Crawford House, 19 Scollay Square, and Quincy House, 29 Brattle Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 5071-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1920-1939

GUSN

GUSN-390547

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William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Commercial buildings
Hotels
Crawford House, 19 Scollay Square, and Quincy House, 29 Brattle Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 5071-B
(current record)

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William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Commercial buildings
    - Hotels
      - Crawford House, 19 Scollay Square, and Quincy House, 29 Brattle Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 5071-B (current record)
      - Hotel on Boylston Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 5199-B
      - The Carpenter Hotel, 5221-B

Description

The image shows the Crawford House at 19 Scollay Square in Boston, Massachusetts. It is a multi-story hotel with arched windows and a sign displaying its name. There are several early 20th-century automobiles parked in front of the building and along the street. To the right, the sign for the Quincy House, another hotel, at 29 Brattle Street is visible. Pedestrians are walking on the sidewalks, and the street is paved with cobblestones.

Details

Descriptive Terms

hotels (public accommodations)
commercial buildings
exterior views
streets
automobiles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP026111
B-Series negative 5071-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC020

Collection Name

William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s

Reference Code

PC020.001.001.004.5071-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Clark, William T. (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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