Geo.: Large: Mass.: Dorchester: Photomechanicals and Repros
GUSN-194930
A group of children stand in front of the Christopher Gibson Playground in Fields Corner, Dorchester. A baby carriage stands near the group. Children play on the swing sets in the background. This park is now known as the Doherty/Gibson Playground. Christopher Gibson was one of the original settlers of Dorchester in 1630, served as a selectman, and bequeathed over 100 pounds for the advancement of education.
neighborhood playgrounds
children (people by age group)
group portraits
infants
swings
baby carriages
children
events
photomechanical prints
photographs
DigitalID 000162
AccessID 241
Other identifier HNEDID-000162
1 photomechanical print
PC001
General photographic collection
PC001.02.01.USMA.0790.0010.001
1880s-1900s
Fields Corner (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston Post Card Co. (Photographic studio)
photomechanical prints
photographs
Gibson, Christopher
Boston (Mass.). Dept. of Parks
Bourneside Street (Dorchester, Boston, Mass.)
Christopher Gibson Playground (Dorchester, Boston, Mass.)
Dorchester Avenue (Dorchester, Boston, Mass.)
Geneva Avenue (Dorchester, Boston, Mass.)
Melville Avenue (Dorchester, Boston, Mass.)
outdoor recreation
Park Street (Dorchester, Boston, Mass.)
Item
Geo.: Large: Mass.: Dorchester: Photomechanicals and Repros
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