Monadnock Block, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1569

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-379485

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Description

The image depicts the Monadnock Block located in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts. The building is a multi-story structure, featuring a symmetrical facade with numerous windows and some decorative architectural elements. A storefront is visible on the ground level, and the street in front appears to be unpaved. Several adjacent buildings and telephone poles are also present in the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

apartments
residential structures
exterior views
streets
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP009027
Halliday negative H-1569

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-1569

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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