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Exterior view the Old Merchants Exchange building, State Street, Boston, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1858

GUSN

GUSN-202278

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Description

Horse-drawn carriages stand in front of the Merchants Exchange Building on State Street.

Details

Descriptive Terms

streetscapes
exterior views
Greek Revival
exchanges (financial institutions)
commercial buildings
façades
columns (architectural elements)
historic buildings
boards of trade
stock exchanges
insurance
albumen prints
photographs

Inscription

Recto of mount: Old Merchants Exchange State St. - 1858 -; Verso of mount: 18 x 22 #1335 {in a different hand:] AH Rickards {Exchange w/Henry Deeks June, 1985}

Additional Identification Number

OVP Photo Database Number 65
OVP Number OVP0063.1

Physical Description

1 photographic print

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

June 1985

Reference Code

PC001.01.TMP.063-1

Image Dimensions

16.5 x 13.375 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Exchange with Henry Deeks.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Rogers, Isaiah, 1800-1869 (Architect)

Material Type

albumen prints
photographs

Other Organizations

Merchants Exchange (State Street, Boston, Mass.)

Subjects

State Street (Boston, Mass.)
Architectural photography

Restrictions

Faded; left edge of print torn; mount damaged and stained, with pieces of mount missing along edges.

Description Level

Item

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