The Humphrey House, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1532c

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-379426

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Description

The image depicts the Humphrey House in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts. It is a two-story building with a central doorway flanked by windows on both sides. The house has two prominent chimneys and is surrounded by a wooden fence. Leafless trees are visible around the property and a street sign is present on the right side of the image.

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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 NP008968
Halliday negative H-1532c

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-1532c

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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