Long Path (Oliver Wendell Holmes Walk), Boston Common, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1206b

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1907-10-15

GUSN

GUSN-378854

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Description

The image shows a path in Boston Common, known as Long Path or Oliver Wendell Holmes Walk. Lined with trees, it features several benches along the sides where individuals are seated. People are walking along the pathway, and the background is filled with more trees and grassy areas.

Details

Descriptive Terms

commons
parks (recreation areas)
paths
benches (furniture)
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008390
Halliday negative H-1206b

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-1206b

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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