Ledge where the Swan House stood, Dudley Street, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1555a

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-379463

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Description

The image shows a rocky ledge at the corner of Dudley Street and Howard Avenue in Dorchester, Boston, where the Swan House previously stood. In the background, there is a large brick building with multiple stories. A streetcar track runs through the foreground and a lamp post is visible alongside a street sign for Howard Avenue.

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Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
historic sites
streets
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP009005
Halliday negative H-1555a

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-1555a

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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