Swan House, Dorchester, Massachusetts, H-1535b

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-379432

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Description

The image depicts the Swan House in Dorchester, Massachusetts. It is a two-story building with a distinctive round section and wrap-around porch supported by columns. The house is situated on a small hill with a pathway leading up to it. Several large trees surround the building.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008974
Halliday negative H-1535b

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-1535b

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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