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Stereograph of the Hancock House, reception room, Boston, Mass., ca. 1861

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1861

Location Note

Special Photographs: Mass.: Boston: Beacon St.: Hancock House; Transparencies: Library and Archives

GUSN

GUSN-196714

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Description

The caption reads: "Reception Room. The Portrait of Gov. Hancock, over the mantel, is by Copley, and was painted in 1770. The two small ovals on mantel are also by Copley, and are portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hancock."

Details

Descriptive Terms

interior views
dwellings
houses
reception rooms
mantels
fireplaces
parlors
historic houses
portraits
stereographs
photographs

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 001596
AccessID 2595
Transparency Number ARC00439-T
Other identifier HNEDID-001596

Physical Description

3 stereographs

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.04.TMP.006

Date Notes

1861 [ca.]

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Soule, John P. (Photographer)

Material Type

stereographs
photographs

Other People

Hancock, John, 1737-1793
Copley, John Singleton, 1738-1815
Hancock, Thomas, 1703-1764
Hancock, Lydia Henchman, 1714-1776

Subjects

Architectural photography
Beacon Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Special Photographs: Mass.: Boston: Beacon St.: Hancock House; Transparencies: Library and Archives

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