Nativity display inside the Parish of Christ Church, Hyde Park, Boston, Mass., ARB-126

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1898-1909

GUSN

GUSN-374009

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Alice Augusta Rogerson Brown photographic collection, 1898-1909, undated
Series 1: Negatives
Subseries A: Geographic locations
Massachusetts: Hyde Park (negatives ARB103-136)
Nativity display inside the Parish of Christ Church, Hyde Park, Boston, Mass., ARB-126
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Alice Augusta Rogerson Brown photographic collection, 1898-1909, undated
- Series 1: Negatives
  - Subseries A: Geographic locations
    - Massachusetts: Hyde Park (negatives ARB103-136)

Description

The image shows a Nativity display inside the Parish of Christ Church in Hyde Park, Boston, Massachusetts. A figure draped in white, representing the Virgin Mary, is positioned behind a manger. The scene is set against a backdrop of evergreen trees and a draped cloth, with a star overhead.

Details

Descriptive Terms

churches (buildings)
religious buildings
interior views
crÃ¨ches (Christmas)
display rooms and spaces
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003858
Brown negative ARB-126

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC018

Collection Name

Alice Augusta Rogerson Brown photographic collection, 1898-1909, undated

Reference Code

PC018.1.1.4.ARB-126

Places

Hyde Park (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Brown, Alice Augusta Rogerson, 1851-1928 (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Subjects

Churches
CrÃ¨ches (Nativity scenes)

Description Level

Item

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