Boston Public Garden, Looking Towards Beacon Street, Near Washington Monument, 113-A

Collection Type

  • Photography

GUSN

GUSN-390976

You can find this within

Browse Collection

Description

The image depicts the Boston Public Garden with landscaped areas, including shaped flower beds and neatly trimmed pathways. In the background, Beacon Street is visible, lined with multiple buildings. A prominent statue can be seen in the distance, near the Washington Monument.

Details

Descriptive Terms

photography
gardens
paths
lawns (landscaped grass)
buildings (structures)
gelatin dry plate negatives

Inscription

4186

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP023705
A-Series negative 113-A

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC022

Collection Name

Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917

Date of Acquisition

1918-09

Reference Code

PC022.001.002.001.002.113-A

Places

Public Garden (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [park]

Record Details

Originator

Coolidge, Baldwin, 1845-1928 (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Description Level

Item

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].

Loading Loading...