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Women's City Club, 39-40 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass., unidentified room, mid-1960s

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1963-1967

GUSN

GUSN-194187

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Description

This interior view of a large unidentified room in the Women's City Club of Boston at 39 to 40 Beacon Street extends from one end of the room down its length to the other. Wing chairs and other furniture are arranged along the sides of the room and set in front of the fireplace. Three chandeliers adorn the space, and four mirrors reach from the ceiling to the floor.

Details

Descriptive Terms

interior views
clubs (associations)
women (female humans)
chandeliers (hanging lights)
easy chairs
mirrors
rugs
lighting
chairs (furniture forms)
interior decoration
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Physical Description

1 photographic print ; 8 x 10 inches

Collection Code

PC002

Collection Name

Domestic interiors photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

2002

Reference Code

PC002.USMA.Boston.27-A.10

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

10 x 8 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Beacon Hill (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Cushing, George M., Jr. (Photographer)
Chapman, Josephine Wright, 1867-1943 (Architect)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Description Level

Item

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