Group of people standing on the stairs of the Hotel Brockton, Brockton, Mass., 1880

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1880

GUSN

GUSN-174534

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General photographic collection
Standard-size photographs, 1860s-2000s
Geographic locations
Massachusetts
Massachusetts - Brockton
Massachusetts - Brockton - Ancient - Unmounted
Group of people standing on the stairs of the Hotel Brockton, Brockton, Mass., 1880
(current record)

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General photographic collection
- Standard-size photographs, 1860s-2000s
  - Geographic locations
    - Massachusetts
      - Massachusetts - Brockton
        Massachusetts - Brockton - Ancient - Unmounted
        Group of people standing on the stairs of the Hotel Brockton, Brockton, Mass., 1880 (current record)

Description

A group of people stand on the stairs of the Hotel Brockton in Brockton, Massachusetts. An American flag is hung from the balcony of the hotel.

Details

Descriptive Terms

hotels (public accommodations)
flags
commercial buildings
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Inscription

Brockton, Massachusetts there was a Hotel Brockton listed in Brockton in the New England Business directory of 1879 / identified by R. Avery 7/17/1975 / possibly 1881 when Brockton formally attained its status as a city / BTH 860.1 (handwritten)

Physical Description

1 photograph ; 5 x 7 3/4 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1919-01-30

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.0450.0020.001

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

5 x 7 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Brockton (Plymouth County, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Coolidge, Baldwin, 1845-1928 (Photographer)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Description Level

Item

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