Major Pitcairn House, Prince Street, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1116a

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-378583

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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
Negatives
Massachusetts
Boston
Major Pitcairn House, Prince Street, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1116a
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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Massachusetts
    - Boston

Description

The image depicts a street view of Major Pitcairn House on Prince Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The scene features a row of brick and wooden buildings with multiple stories and shuttered windows. A cobblestone street runs in front of the buildings and a few people are visible on the sidewalk, including a child and an adult in motion.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
exterior views
historic houses
streets
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008114
Halliday negative H-1116a

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

Reference Code

PC027.001.001.010.H-1116a

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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