Copp's Hill Burying Ground and the Singleton House, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1082b

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-378509

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Description

The image shows Copp's Hill Burying Ground in Boston, Massachusetts, with numerous gravestones scattered throughout the area. In the background, the Singleton House is visible, along with several other residential buildings. Leafless trees surround the burial ground and a monument can be seen in the distant skyline.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cemeteries
historic sites
headstones (tombstones)
hills
houses
residential structures
exterior views
historic houses
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008039
Halliday negative H-1082b

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

Reference Code

PC027.001.001.010.H-1082b

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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