Architect's detail of 290 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 4878-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1920-1939

GUSN

GUSN-390358

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William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Miscellaneous photographs
Architect's detail of 290 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 4878-B
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William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Miscellaneous photographs

Description

The image is an architectural detail of the entrance to 290 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts. The facade features ornamental columns and decorative elements around the doorway, with several symmetrically placed windows above. A man in period clothing, including a bowler hat and striped pants, stands in the foreground on a patterned walkway.

Details

Descriptive Terms

buildings (structures)
exterior views
detail views
entrances
drawings (visual works)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP025919
B-Series negative 4878-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC020

Collection Name

William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s

Reference Code

PC020.001.008.4878-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Clark, William T. (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Conservation Note

NEEDS PRESERVATION: This negative is broken in half.

Description Level

Item

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