Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts, 4881-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1920-1939

GUSN

GUSN-390361

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William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Monuments and statues
Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts, 4881-B
(current record)

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William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Monuments and statues
    - Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts, 4881-B (current record)
    - Tablet erected commemorating the purchase of land from William Blackstone for a field and the feeding of cattle, which is now the Boston Common, Boston, Massachusetts, 4918-B
    - Statue of William Ellery Channing, in the Boston Public Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, 4958-B
    - Bronze Plaque marking site of Griffin's Wharf and Boston Tea Party, Boston, Massachusetts, 4949-B

Description

The image shows the Bunker Hill Monument, a tall obelisk located in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts. It stands prominently within Monument Square Park, with trees and walkways surrounding the monument.

Details

Descriptive Terms

obelisks (monumental pillars)
historic monuments
parks (recreation areas)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP025922
B-Series negative 4881-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC020

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC020.001.007.4881-B

Places

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

Record Details

Originator

Clark, William T. (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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