Statue of William Ellery Channing, in the Boston Public Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, 4958-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1920-1939

GUSN

GUSN-390434

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William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Monuments and statues
Statue of William Ellery Channing, in the Boston Public Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, 4958-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
    - 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 (current record)
    - Bronze Plaque marking site of Griffin's Wharf and Boston Tea Party, Boston, Massachusetts, 4949-B

Description

The image depicts a statue of William Ellery Channing located in the Boston Public Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. The statue is positioned within a decorative architectural structure, featuring columns and an ornate pediment. The background shows trees and a wrought iron fence surrounding the area.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public gardens
statues
preachers
marble (rock)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP025997
B-Series negative 4958-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC020

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC020.001.007.4958-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Clark, William T. (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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