Statue of Phillips Brooks, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1174

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-378768

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Description

The image depicts the statue of Phillips Brooks in Boston, Massachusetts. Phillips Brooks is portrayed standing under a dome with columns, holding a book in his left hand and gesturing with his right. An inscription on the base provides a brief description, stating his role as a preacher and lover of mankind, along with details about his birth and death in Boston. Behind the statue is a detailed stone wall.

Details

Descriptive Terms

statues
clergy
authors
churches (buildings)
religious buildings
exterior views
historic buildings
photographs
film (material by form)
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008304
Halliday negative H-1174

Physical Descrption

1 film negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC027.001.001.010.H-1174

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

film (material by form)
negatives (photographic)

Conservation Note

Original nitrate negative destroyed 1980-10.

Description Level

Item

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