Quincy Market, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1185a

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-378790

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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
Negatives
Massachusetts
Boston
Quincy Market, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1185a
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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Massachusetts
    - Boston

Description

The image shows Quincy Market in Boston, Massachusetts. The building features prominent signage for the "Ames Plow Company" and "Agricultural Warehouse." It has a classical architectural style with large columns at the entrance. Various signs and awnings indicate business activities, and the street is paved with cobblestones, with some scattered construction materials visible.

Details

Descriptive Terms

marketplaces
commercial buildings
exterior views
historic buildings
streets
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008326
Halliday negative H-1185a

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-1185a

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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