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Informal group portrait of unidentified men standing in front of the Bromfield House, Bromfield Street, Boston, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Location Note

OVP-M-01 - OVP0023

GUSN

GUSN-202229

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Description

The sign reads "Bromfield House, 1844, S. Frank Crockett." An informal group portrait of unidentified men stands in front of the Bromfield House (36-38 Bromfield Street) and a neighboring barber shop. A horse-drawn carriage is parked in front of the tavern. The Bromfield Street Church is partially visible (far right). A woman leans out of the building window above the barbershop.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
commercial buildings
sidewalks
façades
arches
hotels (public accommodations)
barbershops
churches (buildings)
albumen prints
photographs

Inscription

Verso of mount: Gift of Mrs. Alex S. Porter 11 April 1919 [in a different hand, in ink:] Gift of Mrs. Alex S. Porter 11 April 1919 In memory of Mr. Porter #7 Old Bromfield St. {Streets #3}; Dupe, recto of mounht: Bromfield St. Boston - 1850; Dupe, verso of mount: Duplicate [in a different hand:] Exchange with Henry Deeks, June 1985 [in a different hand:] 76-94 [in a different hand:] 15 x 19 1/4 #1335 A. H. Rick[ards]

Additional Identification Number

OVP Photo Database Number 16
OVP Number OVP0023

Physical Description

1 photographic print, mounted

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

11 April 1919

Reference Code

PC001.01.TMP.023

Image Dimensions

10.5 x 16 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Alex S. Porter in memory of Mr. Porter, 11 April 1919.

Places

Downtown Crossing (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

albumen prints
photographs

Other Organizations

Bromfield House (Boston, Mass.)
Bromfield Street Church (Boston, Mass.)

Subjects

Architectural photography
Bromfield Street (Boston, Mass.)

Restrictions

OVP0023: Fine cracks in emulsion across recto, small piece of bottom left corner of mount missing; OVP0035.1: liquid stains on recto, recto of mount, and verso of mount; large pieces of left and right edges of mount missing

Description Level

Item

Location Note

OVP-M-01 - OVP0023

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