ca. 1874
GUSN-202286
Oblique exterior view of the Massachusetts State House.
public buildings
exterior views
Federal
flagpoles
eye-level views
ironwork (objects)
lawns (landscaped grass)
fountains
fences
galleries (upper level spaces)
façades
columns (architectural elements)
domes (architectural element)
albumen prints
photographs
Recto of mount: State House - Boston, Mass.; Verso of mount: Between 1868-1881 based on comparison with dated photograph p. 91 "the Massachusetts State House: A New Guide" [Hitchings & Fanlow] See also p. 93 {Gift of the Bostonian Society 22 Nov. 1923 Dup}
OVP Photo Database Number 73
OVP Number OVP0007
1 photographic print
PC001
General photographic collection
22 November 1923
PC001.01.TMP.007
17.875 x 21.75 (HxW)(inches)
Gift of The Bostonian Society.
albumen prints
photographs
Beacon Hill (neighborhood)
Beacon Street (Boston, Mass.)
Boston (Mass.)
Architectural photography
Recto deeply gouged and scratched; mount cracked and brittle, with pieces missing from edges of mount.
Item
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