Tap room of Hancock Tavern, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1105

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-378560

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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
Negatives
Massachusetts
Boston
Tap room of Hancock Tavern, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1105
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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Massachusetts
    - Boston

Description

The image depicts the tap room of Hancock Tavern in Boston, Massachusetts. The room features several wooden tables with chairs, a long bar with various bottles and items, and two American flags displayed behind the bar. The walls are paneled and there is a visible entrance to another room on the left. Various framed items and signs are visible on the walls.

Details

Descriptive Terms

taverns
commercial buildings
interior views
tables (support furniture)
chairs (furniture forms)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008091
Halliday negative H-1105

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-1105

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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