Entrance to Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1890a

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-379759

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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
Negatives
Massachusetts
Jamaica Plain
Entrance to Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1890a
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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Massachusetts
    - Jamaica Plain

Description

The image shows the entrance to Forest Hills Cemetery in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts. The entrance features a prominent ornate gateway structure with ivy-covered walls and pointed spires, complemented by an arched passageway and adjacent buildings. The foreground includes a landscaped area with trimmed plants.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cemeteries
historic sites
entrances
gates
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP009303
Halliday negative H-1890a

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-1890a

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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