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

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1896-03-21

GUSN

GUSN-379441

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Description

The image depicts the Ball Hughes House located at the corner of Washington Street and School Street in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts. It shows a two-story house with multiple windows, a small set of stairs leading to the entrance, and a sign that says "To Let" in front. The house is bordered by a stone wall and is surrounded by bare trees and other neighboring houses. An overhanging streetlight fixture is visible in the foreground.

Details

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 NP008983
Halliday negative H-1540c

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-1540c

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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