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Interior view of Doric Hall, Massachusetts State House, facing the north wall

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1874

GUSN

GUSN-202291

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Description

Interior view of Doric Hall, Massachusetts State House, facing marble statues by Sir Francis Chantrey (George Washington, center statue, 1826) and Thomas Ball (Massachusetts Governor John A. Andrew, 1870).

Details

Descriptive Terms

public buildings
interior views
statues
wall clocks
hanging lamps
marble (rock)
assembly halls
alcoves
columns (architectural elements)
government
albumen prints
photographs

Inscription

Recto of mount: Doric Hall - State House, Boston, Mass.; Verso of mount: {Gift of Bostonian Society 22 Nov. 1923}

Additional Identification Number

OVP Photo Database Number 78
OVP Number OVP0011

Physical Description

1 photographic print

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

22 November 1923

Reference Code

PC001.01.TMP.011

Image Dimensions

18 x 21.875 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of The Bostonian Society.

Record Details

Material Type

albumen prints
photographs

Subjects

Parents
Beacon Hill (neighborhood)
Boston (Mass.)
Architectural photography

Restrictions

Bottom left quarter and top right quarter of print stained; ink on bottom edge of recto; bottom right corner of mount missing.

Description Level

Item

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