Long Path (Oliver Wendell Holmes Walk), Boston Common, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1206a

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1907-10-15

GUSN

GUSN-378853

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Description

The image depicts Oliver Wendell Holmes Walk, known as the Long Path, in Boston Common, Boston, Massachusetts. It shows a wide path lined with large trees on both sides. A man in a dark suit and hat is seated on a bench to the right, facing away from the camera. The path extends into the distance with a few people walking further along.

Details

Descriptive Terms

commons
parks (recreation areas)
paths
benches (furniture)
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008389
Halliday negative H-1206a

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-1206a

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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