West End Branch Library (Formerly The West Church), 463-B

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1915-06-29

GUSN

GUSN-391587

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Description

The image depicts the West End Branch Library, which was formerly the West Church, located at 463-B. The building is prominently featured with a clock tower and cupola. The foreground shows a gated pathway leading up to the entrance, flanked by trees and a lawn. A plaque in the lower right notes the building's history and mentions the photographer, Baldwin Coolidge. Photographed using a Dallmeyer lens, for the Art Commission, City of Boston.

Details

Descriptive Terms

photography
libraries (buildings)
trees
fences
gelatin dry plate negatives

Inscription

16812

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP024379
B-Series negative 463-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC022

Collection Name

Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917

Date of Acquisition

1918-09-17

Reference Code

PC022.001.002.001.002.463-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Coolidge, Baldwin, 1845-1928 (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Description Level

Item

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