The Blake House, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1517b

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-379385

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Description

The image features the Blake House in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts. It depicts a two-story, wood-sided house with a chimney and gable roof. The house is surrounded by a picket fence and has several windows with shutters. Trees are visible in the background and a tall lamppost stands by the street in front of the property.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008928
Halliday negative H-1517b

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-1517b

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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