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Old West St. looking towards Bedford St.

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Location Note

Large - Geo - Massachusetts - Boston - West Street - Photo Mechanical repros

GUSN

GUSN-195094

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Description

A view of West Street in Boston, Massachusetts towards the intersection with Bedford Street. Town houses line both sides of the cobblestone street. A brick wall crowned with an iron fence encloses what appears to be a garden. The first house past the brick wall presents an oriel window and iron balcony on its second floor.

Details

Descriptive Terms

oriel windows
town houses
exterior views
photomechanical prints
photographs

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 000288
AccessID 412
Other identifier HNEDID-000288

Physical Description

1 photomechanical print

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.9130.001

Date Notes

1860

Places

Downtown Crossing (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Material Type

photomechanical prints
photographs

Subjects

Bedford Street (Boston, Mass.)
cobblestone roads
West Street (Boston, Mass.)
Architectural photography

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Large - Geo - Massachusetts - Boston - West Street - Photo Mechanical repros

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