Willow Sargent's house and fort, Castle Island, South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, H-01162

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-378736

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Description

The image depicts Willow Sargent's house and fort on Castle Island, South Boston, Massachusetts. A fortified structure is visible in the background, with a house set among several large trees. The area is surrounded by a stone wall and there is a body of water in the foreground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
exterior views
forts
islands
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008270
Halliday negative H-01162

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-01162

Places

South Boston (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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