Entrance to the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1128

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-378610

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Description

The image shows the entrance to the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts. The building features a neoclassical facade with large columns and a pediment with the inscription "MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS." In the foreground, there is an equestrian statue on a pedestal on a grassy area.

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Descriptive Terms

art museums (buildings)
institutional buildings
exterior views
historic buildings
statues
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008141
Halliday negative H-1128

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-1128

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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