Benjamin May House, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1883a

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-379746

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Description

The image shows the Benjamin May House located in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts. It is a two-story wooden house with shutters on its windows and a visible central entrance. The house is surrounded by a wooden picket fence, and large trees can be seen in the background and foreground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP009290
Halliday negative H-1883a

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC027.001.001.038.H-1883a

Places

Jamaica Plain (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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