Barnard Capen House, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1515a

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-379374

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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
Negatives
Massachusetts
Dorchester
Barnard Capen House, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1515a
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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Massachusetts
    - Dorchester

Description

The image depicts the Barnard Capen House located in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts. It shows a two-story wooden house with a central chimney and a steeply pitched roof. There are two bare trees in the foreground and a fence running along the front of the property.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
exterior views
historic houses
fences
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008917
Halliday negative H-1515a

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC027.001.001.025.H-1515a

Places

Dorchester (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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