Second Church of Dorchester, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1547b

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-379452

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Description

The image depicts the Second Church of Dorchester in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts. The church features a tall, prominent steeple with a belfry and weather vane. The building is surrounded by leafless trees and telephone poles, with a dirt street visible in the foreground. The church's architecture includes a series of arched windows and a cupola on the roof.

Details

Descriptive Terms

churches (buildings)
religious buildings
exterior views
Nazarene (Protestant church)
historic buildings
streets
utility poles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008994
Halliday negative H-1547b

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-1547b

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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