Norfolk Tavern, Norfolk Street, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1524a

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-379408

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Description

The image depicts the Norfolk Tavern located on Norfolk Street in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts. The building is a modest, wood-sided structure with several windows, a central door, and a sloping roof partially obscured by a large tree. A picket fence runs along the foreground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

taverns
commercial buildings
exterior views
historic buildings
fences
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008951
Halliday negative H-1524a

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-1524a

Places

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

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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