The Tuttle House, Savin Hill, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1531a

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1896

GUSN

GUSN-379422

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Description

The image depicts the Tuttle House located in Savin Hill, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts. It shows a large, multi-story wooden structure with numerous windows and a central entrance. The house is surrounded by several bare trees and there is a grass lawn in the foreground. A prominent sign above the entrance reads "Tuttle 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 NP008964
Halliday negative H-1531a

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-1531a

Places

Dorchester (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Conservation Note

NEEDS PRESERVATION: The top left corner of this negative is broken. Handle with care.

Description Level

Item

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