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Beacon Hill from Mt. Vernon Street, near head of Hancock Street, Boston, Mass., undated

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Location Note

Geo.: Large: Mass.: Boston: Beacon Hill: General: Mounted and Unmounted

GUSN

GUSN-196571

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Description

The item has another caption: Photograph of the chromolithograph "Taking down Beacon Hill."

Details

Descriptive Terms

streetscapes
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 001520
AccessID 2443
Other identifier HNEDID-001520

Physical Description

1 photographic print : black-and-white, mounted

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.0710.001

Date Notes

1850 [s]

Places

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

Record Details

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Subjects

Mount Vernon St. (Boston, Mass.)
Hancock Street (Boston, Mass.)
Beacon Hill Monument (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Geo.: Large: Mass.: Boston: Beacon Hill: General: Mounted and Unmounted

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Old Boston - Beacon Hill from Mt. Vernon St. near the head of Hancock St.

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