Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 18846-A

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1890

GUSN

GUSN-386065

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Annie Haven Thwing Photographic Collection, circa 1890-1900
Negatives
Boston (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 18846-A
(current record)

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Annie Haven Thwing Photographic Collection, circa 1890-1900
- Negatives
  - Boston (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)

Description

The image depicts a view of Beacon Street in Boston, Massachusetts. In the foreground, there are several gravestones and tomb structures. Behind the cemetery, a large, tall building is visible with multiple stories and a few trees with bare branches. Old trees stand on the site of the present Congressional building.

Details

Descriptive Terms

buildings (structures)
fences
graveyards
tombstones (sepulchral monuments)
trees
photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP022159
A-Series negative 18846-A

Physical Descrption

1 film negative

Collection Code

PC098

Collection Name

Annie Haven Thwing Photographic Collection, circa 1890-1900

Reference Code

PC098.01.05.18846-A

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Thwing, Annie Haven, 1851-1940 (Photographer)

Material Type

photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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