View of Park Street from the Massachusetts State House, showing Tichnor's, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1200

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-378847

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Description

The image depicts a view of Park Street from the Massachusetts State House in Boston, Massachusetts. Prominent buildings, including Tichnor's, line the street on the left, while a large church steeple can be seen further down the street. The foreground features a stone fountain and a wrought-iron railing, with trees lining the street and a noticeable incline leading down from the State House.

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Descriptive Terms

streetscapes
residential structures
exterior views
capitols
institutional buildings
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008383
Halliday negative H-1200

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-1200

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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