Pierce House, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1520h

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-379399

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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
Negatives
Massachusetts
Dorchester
Pierce House, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1520h
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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Massachusetts
    - Dorchester

Description

The image shows the Pierce House in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts. The house is a wooden structure with multiple windows and a steeply pitched roof. A large tree is in the foreground, and a fence runs along the property. Other houses are visible in the background.

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 NP008942
Halliday negative H-1520h

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-1520h

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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