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

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-379376

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

Description

The image shows the Barnard Capen House located in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts. The house is two stories tall, with a gable roof and a central chimney. Several leafless trees are in the foreground, and a fence runs across the property, which is surrounded by open grassland.

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 NP008919
Halliday negative H-1515c

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-1515c

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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