Boston Public Library, Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1183b

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1914-08-08

GUSN

GUSN-378787

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Description

The image depicts the Boston Public Library in Copley Square, Boston, Massachusetts. The building has a symmetrical façade with rows of large arched windows and ornate detailing along the roofline. Several early 20th-century automobiles are parked or moving along the street in front of the library.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public libraries (buildings)
institutional buildings
exterior views
historic buildings
streets
automobiles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008323
Halliday negative H-1183b

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-1183b

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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