Mount Auburn Cemetery, 993-B

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1896 -01-22

GUSN

GUSN-392133

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Description

The image shows a snowy landscape of Mount Auburn Cemetery. Visible are several tombstones, including two with arched tops and a prominent Celtic cross. Bare trees are scattered throughout, and some grave sites are enclosed by wrought iron fences.

Details

Descriptive Terms

cemeteries
tombstones (sepulchral monuments)
cross monuments
trees
snow (precipitation)
photography
gelatin dry plate negatives

Inscription

7809

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP024905
B-Series negative 993-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

PC022.001.002.001.002.993-B

Places

Jamaica Plain (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Coolidge, Baldwin, 1845-1928 (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Description Level

Item

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