Pierce House, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1520g

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-379398

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Description

The image depicts the Pierce House in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts. It is a wooden, two-story structure with a steeply pitched roof and several chimneys. The house is surrounded by trees and there is a fence in the foreground. Another building with conical towers is visible in the background to the left.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
exterior views
historic houses
fences
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008941
Halliday negative H-1520g

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC027.001.001.025.H-1520g

Places

Dorchester (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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