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114 Washington Street after the Boston Fire, Boston, Mass., 1872

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1872

Location Note

Boston Fire of 1872\n - Box 2 of 2 - J.W.\n Black

GUSN

GUSN-225112

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Description

There is a stone arch that remains standing surrounded by rubble. People look on in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fires (events)
rubble
ruins
disasters
photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)
albumen prints

Additional Identification Number

James Wallace Black collection number 17
James Wallace Black photo number 10

Physical Description

1 photographic print : albumen, black-and-white, mounted ; 12 x 15 3/4 inches

Collection Code

PC013

Collection Name

James Wallace Black photographic collection of the Boston Fire, 1872

Reference Code

PC013.TMP.014

Image Dimensions

15 3/4 x 12 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Black, James Wallace, 1825-1896 (Photographer)

Material Type

photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)
albumen prints

Subjects

Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Boston Fire of 1872
- Box 2 of 2 - J.W.
Black

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