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Exterior view of the Hancock House with Elizabeth Lowell Hancock (Moriarty) Wood (standing left)

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1858

GUSN

GUSN-202223

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Description

Exterior view of the Hancock House with Elizabeth Hancock Wood and an unidentified woman standing on the balcony.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
American Colonial
dwellings
fences
shutters (opening components)
gates
balconies
albumen prints
photographs

Inscription

Verso of mount: John Hancock House [in ink, in a different hand:] John Hancock House Beacon St. Boston. {Gift of Mrs. W. Austin Wadsworth 10 April 1929}

Additional Identification Number

OVP Photo Database Number 10
OVP Number OVP0016

Physical Description

1 photographic print

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

10 April 1929

Reference Code

PC001.01.TMP.016

Image Dimensions

21.625 x 18 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. W. Austin Wadsworth.

Record Details

Originator

Henry, Edward Lamson (Photographer)

Material Type

albumen prints
photographs

Other People

Wood, Elizabeth Lowell Hancock (Moriarty)

Subjects

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

Restrictions

Top right and bottom left corners of mount missing.

Description Level

Item

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