McLean Hospital, Somerville, Massachusetts, H-2675b

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-380546

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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
Negatives
Massachusetts
Somerville
McLean Hospital, Somerville, Massachusetts, H-2675b
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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Massachusetts
    - Somerville

Description

The image shows McLean Hospital in Somerville, Massachusetts. It features several large, multi-story brick buildings with numerous windows and a prominent dome, set among open grounds with paths and trees. Two staircases lead from the foreground up a small incline towards the buildings.

Details

Descriptive Terms

hospitals (buildings for health facility)
institutional buildings
exterior views
historic buildings
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP010099
Halliday negative H-2675b

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

Reference Code

PC027.001.001.078.H-2675b

Places

Somerville (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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