Old Town Hall, Dorchester, Massachusetts, H-1542b

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-379446

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Description

The image shows the Old Town Hall in Dorchester, Massachusetts. It features a rectangular brick building with arched windows along its visible side. In front of the building, there is a wooden fence bordering the sidewalk, and trees with bare branches surround the area. To the right, another two-story building is partially visible.

Details

Descriptive Terms

town halls
institutional buildings
exterior views
streets
fences
utility poles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008988
Halliday negative H-1542b

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-1542b

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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