ca. 1873
GUSN-202338
Exterior view of the Boston Museum and adjacent commercial buildings, Tremont Street. Storefronts advertise antiquarian books, wholesale and retail confectioneries, microscopes, picture frames, fancy leather goods, and legal services.
business (commercial function)
urban environments
exterior views
exterior lighting
ironwork (objects)
museums (buildings)
stores
commercial buildings
storefronts
façades
gelatin silver prints
photographs
Recto: [twice:] E.F.K.; Verso of mount: [crossed out: Dupe] [in a different hand:] Boston Museum {Tremont St. Boston Boston Museum, with registry beyond. Anonymous gift 9 Noc. 1925 8x10 neg of this #4123-B}
OVP Photo Database Number 126
OVP Number OVP0071
Negative Number 4123-B
1 photographic print
PC001
General photographic collection
09 Nov. 1925
PC001.01.TMP.071
8.25 x 13.875 (HxW)(inches)
Anonymous gift.
gelatin silver prints
photographs
Boston Museum (1847-1903)
Decoration and ornament, Architectural
Signs and signboards
Boston (Mass.)
Tremont Street (Boston, Mass.)
Architectural photography
Pencil on recto; oxidative-reductive deterioration; yellowed.
Item
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