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1858
GUSN-202220
Exterior view of the Massachusetts State House, as adorned with its original lanterns.
public buildings
exterior views
Federal
lanterns (lighting devices)
eye-level views
fountains
terraces (landscaped-site elements)
galleries (upper level spaces)
chimneys (architectural elements)
façades
columns (architectural elements)
domes (architectural element)
albumen prints
photographs
Recto of mount: State House 1858. and Original Lanterns; Verso of mount: Purchased John J. Walsh, Jamaica Plain Oct. 8, 1968
OVP Photo Database Number 7
OVP Number OVP0006
1 photographic print
PC001
General photographic collection
08 October 1968
PC001.01.TMP.006
11 x 14 (HxW)(inches)
Purchased from John J. Walsh.
albumen prints
photographs
Beacon Hill (neighborhood)
Boston (Mass.)
Architectural photography
Ink (bottom right quarter) and scattered stains across recto; light smudging on left side of recto of mount; surface of verso of mount abraded along bottom edge; staining on recto and verso of mount; pencil marks across verso of mount
Item
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