Unidentified house in Beacon Hills, Boston, Mass., circa 1880

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

circa 1880

Location Note

Geographic / Mass. / Boston

GUSN

GUSN-357536

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Description

Mounted albumen print of a street view of an unidentified house in the Beacon Hills neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. The photograph depicts the Second Empire style house with a nearby gazebo. Nearby houses can be partially seen surrounding the house. The photograph was taken by noted photographer A. H. Folsom. His watermark is visible underneath the photograph on the mount. The photograph was taken circa 1880.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
architecture (object genre)
Second Empire
mansard roofs
streets
exterior views
gazebos
albumen prints
albumen prints
mounts (secondary support)

Physical Descrption

1 oversized photographic print : albumen, mounted ; 15 3/4 x 20 1/2 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

2018

Reference Code

PC001.01.01.USMA.010.004

Acqusition Type

Gift

Date Notes

circa 1880

Credit Line

Gift of Christopher Monkhouse, 2018

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Folsom, A. H. (Photographer)

Material Type

albumen prints
mounts (secondary support)

Other People

Folsom, A. H.

Subjects

Photograph
Architecture

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Geographic / Mass. / Boston

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