The Wells-Webster House, Dorchester, Massachusetts, H-1528

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-379419

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Description

The image depicts the Wells-Webster House located in Dorchester, Massachusetts. It is a large two-story building with a sloped roof featuring multiple dormer windows. A covered porch runs along the front of the house and several large trees surround the property. A dirt path leads up to the house.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008961
Halliday negative H-1528

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-1528

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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