Webster Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, 18823-A

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1890

GUSN

GUSN-386042

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Annie Haven Thwing Photographic Collection, circa 1890-1900
Negatives
Boston (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Webster Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, 18823-A
(current record)

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Annie Haven Thwing Photographic Collection, circa 1890-1900
- Negatives
  - Boston (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)

Description

The image depicts Webster Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts. It is a narrow, cobblestone alley flanked by wooden buildings with shuttered windows. A gas lamp is attached to the right building, and several people are seen walking in the distance along the alley. A stone bollard is positioned on the right side of the pathway.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
roads
lamps (lighting devices)
People
children (people by age group)
bollards
photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP022136
A-Series negative 18823-A

Physical Descrption

1 film negative

Collection Code

PC098

Collection Name

Annie Haven Thwing Photographic Collection, circa 1890-1900

Reference Code

PC098.01.05.18823-A

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Thwing, Annie Haven, 1851-1940 (Photographer)

Material Type

photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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