Exterior view of row houses on Otis Place

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1855

GUSN

GUSN-202299

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General photographic collection
Oversize photographs, 1860s-1880s
Temporary
Exterior view of row houses on Otis Place
(current record)

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General photographic collection
- Oversize photographs, 1860s-1880s
  - Temporary

Description

Oblique exterior view of row houses on Otis Place. An unidentified woman leaning on a windowsill is visible in the foreground, left; unhitched carts are on the street.

Details

Descriptive Terms

urban environments
exterior views
drainage piping
street lighting
row houses
dwellings
shutters (opening components)
windows
doors
façades
salted paper prints
photographs

Inscription

Recto: [embossed with name of paper and mark:] B. F. K. Rives No. 74 ; Verso of mount: Houses on Otis Place Boston Gift of Mrs. Alex S. Porter 11 April 1919 {Houses on Otis Place Boston Gift of Mrs. Alex S. Porter 11 April 1919}

Additional Identification Number

OVP Photo Database Number 86
OVP Number OVP0050

Physical Description

1 photographic print

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

11 April 1919

Reference Code

PC001.01.TMP.050

Image Dimensions

22 x 17.50 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Alex S. Porter.

Record Details

Originator

Southworth & Hawes (Photographer)

Material Type

salted paper prints
photographs

Subjects

Women
Boston (Mass.)
Otis Place (Boston, Mass.)
Architectural photography

Restrictions

Print and mount torn, top left; pieces of right and bottom edges of mount missing; ghosting from exposure (see cart).

Description Level

Item

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