The Ball Hughes House, corner of Washington Street and School Street, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1540b

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1896-03-21

GUSN

GUSN-379440

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Description

The image shows the Ball Hughes House located at the corner of Washington Street and School Street in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts. The house is a two-story structure with multiple windows and a prominent entryway. It is situated on a slight elevation behind a stone retaining wall. There is a "TO LET" sign visible in front of the house. Nearby, utility poles and leafless trees line the streets, which are unpaved.

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Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008982
Halliday negative H-1540b

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-1540b

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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