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View of Pemberton Square facing north, Boston, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1879

GUSN

GUSN-202312

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Description

A horse-drawn vehicle stands at the far end of Pemberton Square.

Details

Descriptive Terms

urban environments
exterior views
squares (open spaces)
streetscapes
row houses
dwellings
façades
houses
albumen prints
photographs

Inscription

Verso of mount: Pemberton Square Boston [in a different hand:] 3/4" on long edge Est. Jane N. Grew 13 Aug. 1920 {Pemberton Square, Boston, looking northerly Gift of Estate Mrs. Jane N. Grew 13 August, 1910}

Additional Identification Number

OVP Photo Database Number 99
OVP Number OVP0058

Physical Description

1 photographic print

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

13 August 1920

Reference Code

PC001.01.TMP.058

Image Dimensions

10 x 12.875 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Jane N. Grew, 13 August 1920.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

albumen prints
photographs

Subjects

Architectural photography
Pemberton Square (Boston, Mass.)

Restrictions

Retouched (pencil across left side of recto).

Description Level

Item

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