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Interior view of the office of the Executive Department of the Massachusetts State House

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1874

GUSN

GUSN-202289

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Description

Interior view of the office of the Executive Department of the Massachusetts State House. The office is empty.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public buildings
wastebaskets
carpets
desk lamps
office chairs
bookcases
interior views
busts (figures)
benches (furniture)
hanging lamps
letters (correspondence)
documents
offices (work spaces)
vents (outlets)
doors
doorways
pedestals
floor coverings
government
albumen prints
photographs

Inscription

Recto of mount: Executive Department, State House, Boston, Mass.; Verso of mount: {Gift of the Bostonian Society 22 Nov. 1923}

Additional Identification Number

OVP Photo Database Number 76
OVP Number OVP0010

Physical Description

1 photographic print

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

22 November 1923

Reference Code

PC001.01.TMP.010

Image Dimensions

18 x 21.375 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of The Bostonian Society.

Record Details

Material Type

albumen prints
photographs

Subjects

Books
Decoration and ornament, Architectural
Desks
Beacon Hill (neighborhood)
Boston (Mass.)
Architectural photography

Restrictions

Small pieces of top left and right corners of mount missing; bottom corners of mount rounded; light staining across recto; slightly out of focus.

Description Level

Item

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