Mather Tomb, Copp's Hill Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1120b

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1914

GUSN

GUSN-378592

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Description

The image depicts the Mather Tomb at Copp's Hill Burying Ground in Boston, Massachusetts. The tomb is surrounded by an iron fence, and numerous gravestones are visible in the background. Several large trees provide partial shade to the area and a building can be seen in the distance.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cemeteries
historic sites
headstones (tombstones)
tombs
hills
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008123
Halliday negative H-1120b

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-1120b

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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