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Exterior view of Beacon & Joy Street, Boston, Mass., undated

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Location Note

Large - Special photographs - Geo - Massachusetts - Boston - Beacon Street - Tremont - Joy - No. 1-34 1/2 - Mounted

GUSN

GUSN-180028

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Description

This is the exterior of houses and apartment buildings on Beacon and Joy streets in Boston, Massachusetts. The driver of a horse and carriage wait for a person to board the carriage.

Details

Descriptive Terms

apartments
houses
carriages (vehicles)
exterior views
dwellings
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Inscription

In Memory of Alexander Syphauus Porter / Mrs. Porter (handwritten)

Physical Description

1 photograph ; 7 1/2 x 9 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1920-06-03

Reference Code

PC001.02.03.TMP.017

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

7 1/2 x 9 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Subjects

Beacon Street (Boston, Mass.)
Joy Street (Boston, Mass.)
Horse
Architectural photography

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Large - Special photographs - Geo - Massachusetts - Boston - Beacon Street - Tremont - Joy - No. 1-34 1/2 - Mounted

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