Lewis House, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1527b

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-379418

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Description

The image depicts the Lewis House in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts. It is a two-story wooden structure with shutters on the windows and two chimneys. A "For Sale" sign is visible on the grassy incline leading up to the front of the house. There are leafless trees in the yard and the house is flanked by additional buildings. A cobblestone street runs in front of the house.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP009941
Halliday negative H-1527b

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-1527b

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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