Interior view of the Swan House, Dorchester, Massachusetts, H-1536

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-379433

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Description

The image shows an interior view of a room in the Swan House, Dorchester, Massachusetts. The room features a fireplace with decorative items on the mantel, including small sculptures and a clock. There are wicker chairs arranged in the room and a plant is placed on a stand near the fireplace. Framed artwork is leaning against the wall and ornate wallpaper covers the walls. A window with a lace curtain is visible behind the chairs.

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Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
interior views
historic houses
fireplaces
mantels
chairs (furniture forms)
paintings (visual works)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008975
Halliday negative H-1536

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-1536

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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