Massachusetts Hall (Harvard University), Cambridge, Massachusetts, H-1327b

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-379066

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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
Negatives
Massachusetts
Cambridge
Massachusetts Hall (Harvard University), Cambridge, Massachusetts, H-1327b
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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Massachusetts
    - Cambridge

Description

The image shows Massachusetts Hall at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The building is four stories high, covered in ivy, and features a series of rectangular windows. A large tree stands prominently in the foreground, partially obscuring the view of the building.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dormitories (buildings)
residential structures
exterior views
historic buildings
universities (buildings)
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008606
Halliday negative H-1327b

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-1327b

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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