Major Pitcairn House, group posed on sidewalk, Prince Street, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1116b

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-378584

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Description

The image depicts a group of people posed on the sidewalk in front of a brick building identified as Major Pitcairn House on Prince Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The building has multiple stories with shuttered windows and a person is visible looking out from an upper window. The street is made of cobblestones and additional buildings are visible down the street.

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Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
exterior views
historic houses
streets
group portraits
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008115
Halliday negative H-1116b

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-1116b

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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