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Interior view of West Church facing pulpit, 131 Cambridge Street

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1895

GUSN

GUSN-202234

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Description

Interior view of West Church facing pulpit, as seen from the back of the nave.

Details

Descriptive Terms

draperies (curtains)
interior views
reredoses (screens)
pews
churches (buildings)
naves
galleries (upper level spaces)
pulpits
stairs
shutters (opening components)
ceilings
religious buildings
albumen prints
photographs

Inscription

Recto of mount: Inside West Church; Verso of mount: West Church; Dupe, verso of mount: Old West Church 131 Cambridge St. Boston, MA. Interior view toward pulpit - before installation of library {7175B}

Additional Identification Number

OVP Photo Database Number 21
OVP Number OVP0026.D1
Negative Number 7175-B

Physical Description

1 photographic print

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

[March 1965?]

Reference Code

PC001.01.TMP.026-D1

Image Dimensions

8.25 x 10.5 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Probably has the same provenance as OVP0026.A2: Gift of Rosamond Coolidge Howe and Helen Coolidge von Sneiden.

Record Details

Material Type

albumen prints
photographs

Subjects

Decoration and ornament, Architectural
Boston (Mass.)
Cambridge Street (Boston, Mass.)
Architectural photography

Restrictions

OVP0026.D2: light smudging across recto of mount.

Description Level

Item

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