Unidentified house, Boston Street (near Five Corners), Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1577b

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-379497

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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
Negatives
Massachusetts
Dorchester
Unidentified house, Boston Street (near Five Corners), Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1577b
(current record)

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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Massachusetts
    - Dorchester

Description

The image shows two large houses on Boston Street near Five Corners in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts. The houses are positioned side by side with visible architectural details such as bay windows and ornate trims. Leafless trees are situated in front of the houses and a sidewalk runs across the foreground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
exterior views
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP009039
Halliday negative H-1577b

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-1577b

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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