Copp's Hill Burying Ground and the Singleton House, Charter Street, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1144d

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-378683

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Description

The image depicts Copp's Hill Burying Ground and the Singleton House in Boston, Massachusetts, as viewed from Charter Street. The foreground shows gravestones and a wintry landscape with snow on the ground. In the background, there is a multi-story wooden house with visible chimneys and windows. Tree trunks frame the image on either side.

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Descriptive Terms

cemeteries
historic sites
headstones (tombstones)
houses
residential structures
exterior views
historic houses
trees
snow (precipitation)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008215
Halliday negative H-1144d

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-1144d

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Conservation Note

NEEDS PRESERVATION: This negative is broken in half. Handle with care.

Description Level

Item

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