Birthplace of Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1351a

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-379091

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Description

The image depicts a multi-story building identified as the birthplace of Samuel Finley Breese Morse, located in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts. The building features several windows with shutters and has an ice cream saloon on the ground floor, with visible signage. There are people, including children, standing and sitting near the entrance of the saloon. A church is visible in the background, behind the building.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
exterior views
historic houses
painters (artists)
inventors
streets
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008631
Halliday negative H-1351a

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-1351a

Places

Charlestown (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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