Franklin Monument, Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1099b

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1896

GUSN

GUSN-378542

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Description

The image shows the Franklin Monument located in the Granary Burying Ground in Boston, Massachusetts. The monument is an obelisk with the name "Franklin" inscribed on it. Surrounding the monument are numerous gravestones and trees visible throughout the cemetery. In the background, there are buildings and dense foliage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cemeteries
historic sites
headstones (tombstones)
historic monuments
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008073
Halliday negative H-1099b

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC027.001.001.010.H-1099b

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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