1865
GUSN-202292
Eye-level view of commercial buildings and traffic, Adams Square, as seen from Faneuil Hall. Pedestrians stand on the street corners, in front of men and boy's clothing stores.
awnings
urban environments
wagons (cargo vehicles)
Costume (Hierarchy Name)
pedestrians
views (visual works)
stores
commercial buildings
storefronts
central business districts
business (commercial function)
albumen prints
photographs
Verso of mount: Gift of Mrs. Alex S. Porter 11 April 1919 [in a different hand, in ink:] Gift of Mrs. Alex S. Porter 11 April 1919 [in a different hand:] In memory of Mr. Porter [in previous hand:] Old Adams Square looking from Faneuil Hall Taken 1865 [sticker affixed:] [in ink:] Mrs. Alex S. Porter
OVP Photo Database Number 79
OVP Number OVP0014
1 photographic print
PC001
General photographic collection
11 April 1919
PC001.01.TMP.014
15.5 x 20.375 (HxW)(inches)
Gift of Mrs. Alex S. Porter.
albumen prints
photographs
Geo. H. Richards Boys' Clothing (Boston, Mass.)
Crowds
Display of merchandise
Horses
Men
Signs and signboards
Working animals
Adams Square (Boston, Mass.)
Blagder Street (Boston, Mass.)
Light staining across recto and recto of mount; slightly out of focus; fingerprint smudges on verso of mount.
Item
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