Exterior view of houses, 54-55 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass., 1890s

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890s

GUSN

GUSN-253597

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General photographic collection
Standard-size photographs, 1860s-2000s
Subjects - Special
Temporary
Exterior view of houses, 54-55 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass., 1890s
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General photographic collection
- Standard-size photographs, 1860s-2000s
  - Subjects - Special
    - Temporary

Description

The image verso reads "This is probably a later print (ca. 1890s) from a photograph by Josiah Hawes taken in the mid [?] 1860s. See Homer, Rachel. The legacy of Josiah Hawes."

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Physical Description

1 photographic print : black-and-white, mounted

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.04.TMP.016

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Alex S. Porter in memory of Alexander Sylvanus Porter, 3 June 1920.

Places

Beacon Hill (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Hawes, Josiah Johnson, 1808-1891 (Photographer)
Benjamin, Asher, 1773-1845 (Architect)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Other People

Prescott, William Hickling, 1796-1859

Subjects

Architectural photography
Beacon Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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