1858
GUSN-202285
Exterior view of the Hancock House with Elizabeth Hancock Wood and an unidentified woman standing on the balcony.
exterior views
American Colonial
dwellings
fences
shutters (opening components)
gates
balconies
albumen prints
photographs
Recto of mount: The old Hancock House 1858.; Verso of mount: From A.H. Rickards 35 Congress St. Care of Janitor
OVP Photo Database Number 72
OVP Number OVP0016.A
1 photographic print
PC001
General photographic collection
PC001.01.TMP.016-A
21.625 x 18 (HxW)(inches)
Henry, Edward Lamson (Photographer)
albumen prints
photographs
Wood, Elizabeth Lowell Hancock (Moriarty)
Women
Beacon Hill (neighborhood)
Beacon Street (Boston, Mass.)
Boston (Mass.)
Architectural photography
Numerous cracks in mount, esp. left and right sides; piece of left edge of mount missing; vertical stains across verso of mount.
Item
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