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The Catholic Churches of Boston and Vicinity

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1892

Location Note

photo albums # 195, 197, 198

GUSN

GUSN-193767

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Description

The Catholic Churches of Boston and Vicinity and St. John's Seminary, Brighton, Mass.: A folio of photo-gravures with notes and historical information.
39 churches are included with photogravure and details on size, clergy, style and size of parish. Locations are Boston, South Boston, East Boston, Brighton, Brookline, Cambridge, Cambridgeport, East Cambridge, Somerville, Charlestown, Chelsea, Dedham, Dorchester, and Roxbury.
Compiled and edited by William A. Leahy

Boston: McClellan, Hearn and Company, 1892.

Details

Descriptive Terms

Roman Catholicism
churches (buildings)
photograph albums
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photogravures (prints)

Additional Identification Number

album number 198

Physical Description

1 photograph album; 10 1/4 x 15 inches

Collection Code

PC009

Collection Name

Photograph albums collection

Date of Acquisition

1999

Reference Code

PC009.198

Acquisition Type

Museum Purchase

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Brighton (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
South Boston (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
East Boston (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Brookline (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
Cambridge (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Cambridgeport (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Charlestown (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Chelsea (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Dedham (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)
Dorchester (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Roxbury (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Leahy, William A. (Compiler)
McClellan, Hearn and Company (Publisher)

Material Type

photograph albums
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photogravures (prints)

Subjects

Church

Descriptive Terms

St John's Seminary, Brighton, Mass
Boston, Mass

Description Level

Item

Location Note

photo albums # 195, 197, 198

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