Boston Custom House with tower, Boston, Massachusetts, 4930-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1920-1939

GUSN

GUSN-390409

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William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Institutional buildings
Government buildings
Boston Custom House with tower, Boston, Massachusetts, 4930-B
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William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Institutional buildings
    - Government buildings

Description

The image shows the Boston Custom House with its prominent tower in Boston, Massachusetts. The tower features a clock near its top and is surrounded by other buildings, including a structure with a conical roof and a flag on top.

Details

Descriptive Terms

customhouses
institutional buildings
towers (building divisions)
exterior views
historic buildings
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP025970
B-Series negative 4930-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC020

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC020.001.002.001.4930-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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