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Exterior view of Hillside, 1871

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1871

GUSN

GUSN-202400

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Description

Exterior view of the estate of George C. Thatcher, "Hillside," showing circular drive and two sets of horses and carriages with drivers.

Details

Descriptive Terms

carriages (vehicles)
exterior views
workers
driveways
dwellings
transportation
albumen prints
photographs

Inscription

Verso of mount: [underlined: Thatcher Place] Hillside [underlined: Dorchester] 1871 [in a different hand, in ink:] Mass [stamped:] Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities 141 Cambridge St. Boston, Mass Photographic Dept. Negative No. [in pencil:] 7040-B

Additional Identification Number

OVP Photo Database Number 188
OVP Number OVP0185
Negative Number 7040-B

Physical Description

1 photographic print

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.01.TMP.185

Image Dimensions

9.75 x 12.625 (HxW)(inches)

Record Details

Material Type

albumen prints
photographs

Subjects

Cupolas (roof appendages)
Horses
Men
Working animals
Dorchester (Mass.)
Stoughton Street (Dorchester, Mass.)
Architectural photography

Restrictions

Light staining, bottom left quarter of recto; recto scratched; mount stained and soiled, with piece of top right edge of mount missing.

Description Level

Item

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