GUSN-391701
The image depicts the interior of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, featuring ornate architectural details such as large columns, decorative carvings, and a coffered ceiling adorned with patterns and names. The "Sacred Cod," a wooden carving of a fish, is suspended from the ceiling, symbolizing the importance of the fishing industry to the state's economy.
photography
buildings (structures)
carvings (visual works)
columns (architectural elements)
gelatin dry plate negatives
8295
IMLS Negative Barcode NP024464
B-Series negative 549-B
1 glass plate negative
PC022
Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917
1918-09
PC022.001.002.001.002.549-B
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Coolidge, Baldwin, 1845-1928 (Photographer)
gelatin dry plate negatives
Item
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