Aesculapius House, Prince Street, Boston Massachusetts, 18871-A

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1890

GUSN

GUSN-386090

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Description

The image depicts Aesculapius House in Boston, Massachusetts. This corner building is four stories tall, with a prominent overhanging awning and a business sign reading "A.W. Tilton, Apot[hecary]" on the ground floor. Several posters on the building advertise dressing garments. A bust is positioned on the corner above the Prince Street sign. People are seen on the sidewalk in front of the building.

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Descriptive Terms

buildings (structures)
sidewalks
signs (declatory or advertising artifacts)
awnings
storefronts
People
busts (figures)
photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP022184
A-Series negative 18871-A

Physical Descrption

1 film negative

Collection Code

PC098

Collection Name

Annie Haven Thwing Photographic Collection, circa 1890-1900

Reference Code

PC098.01.05.18871-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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