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View of commercial buildings and street traffic, Dock Square

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1860

GUSN

GUSN-202256

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Description

View of commercial buildings and street traffic, Dock Square.

Details

Descriptive Terms

urban environments
carts
squares (open spaces)
streets
commercial buildings
storefronts
business (commercial function)
gelatin silver prints
photographs

Inscription

Verso of mount: Dock Square circa 1860 Boston, Massachusetts identified by R. Severy 4/21/1981 {Gift of the State Street Bank April 1981}

Additional Identification Number

OVP Photo Database Number 43
OVP Number OVP0041

Physical Description

1 photographic print.

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

April 1981

Reference Code

PC001.01.TMP.041

Image Dimensions

11.375 x 9.625 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the State Street Bank.

Record Details

Material Type

gelatin silver prints
photographs

Other Organizations

B.F. Allen Wholesale & Retail (Boston, Mass.)
Dickinson, Lincoln & Co. (Boston, Mass.)
Lane & Reed (Boston, Mass.)

Subjects

Horses
Signs and signboards
Working animals
Boston (Mass.)
Dock Square (Boston, Mass.)

Restrictions

Oxidative-reductive deterioration; top left corner of mount missing.

Description Level

Item

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