Hemenway Gymnasium, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, H-01303b

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-378973

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Description

The image shows the Hemenway Gymnasium at Radcliffe College in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The building is centrally located in the photograph, with a symmetrical facade featuring a prominent entrance with columns and a cupola on the roof. Surrounding the gymnasium are other architectural structures, including buildings with columns on the left and a church spire on the right. The foreground includes a grassy area with a wooden walkway and a few trees.

Details

Descriptive Terms

colleges (buildings)
gymnasiums
exterior views
institutional buildings
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008513
Halliday negative H-01303b

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC027.001.001.016.H-01303b

Places

Cambridge (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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