Unidentified street, Cambridgeport, Cambridge, Massachusetts, H-01304b

Description

The image depicts a street scene in Cambridgeport, Cambridge, Massachusetts. On the left, there is a prominent multi-story building with a turret and arched windows, identified as a bank that offers interest, savings, and trust services. Further down the street, other businesses are visible, including a storefront advertising ice cream. Several people are walking along the sidewalk, and vintage automobiles and a horse-drawn carriage are present on the road.

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Descriptive Terms

streetscapes
commercial buildings
exterior views
automobiles
horse-drawn vehicles
pedestrians
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008522
Halliday negative H-01304b

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-01304b

Places

Cambridgeport (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Conservation Note

NEEDS PRESERVATION: This negative is broken in half. Handle with care.

Description Level

Item

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Unidentified street, Cambridgeport, Cambridge, Massachusetts, H-01304b

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