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Exterior view of Faneuil Hall, Boston, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

undated

Location Note

Geo.: Large: Mass.: Boston: Dock Square: Faneuil Hall: Unmounted ; Photograph Albums: Album 017

GUSN

GUSN-195977

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Description

Horse drawn wagons and pedestrians fill Dock Square around Faneuil Hall in this image taken before 1898. The Quincy Market building has a large sign which reads "Agriculture."

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
markets (structures)
wagons (cargo vehicles)
pedestrians
squares (open spaces)
business (commercial function)
commercial buildings
photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 001015
AccessID 1325
Other identifier HNEDID-001015

Physical Description

1 photographic print : black-and-white

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.3450.002

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Peabody, Henry G. (Henry Greenwood), 1855-1951 (Photographer)

Material Type

photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Other People

Faneuil, Peter, 1700-1743

Subjects

Architectural photography
Faneuil Hall Marketplace (Boston, Mass.)
Dock Square (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Geo.: Large: Mass.: Boston: Dock Square: Faneuil Hall: Unmounted ; Photograph Albums: Album 017

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