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Telescope on Boston Common, Boston, Mass., undated

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Location Note

Geo.: Large: Mass.: Boston: Boston Common: General and Panoramic Views: Folder 1: Unmounted

GUSN

GUSN-196396

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Description

Men and boys are clustered around a large telescope set up on Boston Common.

Details

Descriptive Terms

telescopes
leisure
men (male humans)
boys
parks (recreation areas)
photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 001396
AccessID 2190
Other identifier HNEDID-001396

Physical Description

1 photographic print : black-and-white

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.2580.004

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Subjects

Boston Common (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Geo.: Large: Mass.: Boston: Boston Common: General and Panoramic Views: Folder 1: Unmounted

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