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Large - Geo - Massachusetts - Cambridge - Modern - (Misc. Bldgs, Streets, Bridges)
GUSN-195199
An exterior view from across Massachusetts Avenue of Porter's Hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Also known as Porter's House, Zachariah B. Porter's hotel became famous as the home of the Porterhouse steak. The building is three stories high and has two entrances. Several workers repair the shingles of the roof.
roofs
gable dormers
hotels (public accommodations)
shingle
workers
front (positional attribute)
exterior views
billiards
telephone poles
commercial buildings
business (commercial function)
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs
DigitalID 000275
AccessID 520
Other identifier HNEDID-000275
1 photograph
PC001
General photographic collection
PC001.02.01.USMA.0500.0060.001
ca. 1900
North Cambridge (Cambridge, Middlesex county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Halliday Historic Photograph Co. (photographer)
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs
Massachusetts Avenue (Cambridge, Mass.)
Porter Road (Cambridge, Mass.)
Porter Square (Cambridge, Mass.)
roofs -- maintenance and repair
Architectural photography
Item
Large - Geo - Massachusetts - Cambridge - Modern - (Misc. Bldgs, Streets, Bridges)
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