Clap Houose, Dorchester, Massachusetts, 19026-A

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1890

GUSN

GUSN-386246

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Description

The image shows a two-story wooden house known as the Clap House located in Dorchester, Massachusetts. The house is surrounded by a wooden picket fence, and there are leafless trees in the foreground. A dirt road and a sidewalk run along the front of the property.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
trees
sidewalks
streets
fences
Colonial American styles
photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP022340
A-Series negative 19026-A

Physical Descrption

1 film negative

Collection Code

PC098

Collection Name

Annie Haven Thwing Photographic Collection, circa 1890-1900

Reference Code

PC098.01.16.19026-A

Places

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

Record Details

Originator

Thwing, Annie Haven, 1851-1940 (Photographer)

Material Type

photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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