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Exterior view of the Somerset Club with unidentified man, 42 Beacon Street

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1875

GUSN

GUSN-202216

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Description

Exterior view of the Somerset Club, 42 Beacon Street, Boston, Mass. An unidentified man is standing in front of the Club's entrance.

Details

Descriptive Terms

urban environments
vines
exterior views
mansions
clubs (associations)
eye-level views
alleys (streets)
streets
city blocks
row houses
chimneys (architectural elements)
sidewalks
façades
albumen prints
photographs

Inscription

Verso of mount: Beacon St. Boston Showing Somerset Club. [new paragraph:] Gift of Mrs. W. Austin Wadsworth 10 April 1929

Additional Identification Number

OVP Photo Database Number 2
OVP Number OVP0002

Physical Description

1 photographic print

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

10 April 1929

Reference Code

PC001.01.TMP.002

Image Dimensions

10 x 13.5 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. W. Austin Wadsworth.

Record Details

Material Type

albumen prints
photographs

Other Organizations

Somerset Club (Boston, Mass.)

Subjects

Men
Beacon Hill (neighborhood)
Beacon Street (Boston, Mass.)
Boston (Mass.)
Architectural photography

Restrictions

Small piece of bottom left corner of mount missing. Light scratching across recto.

Description Level

Item

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