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Exterior view of the Davis House, ca. 1871

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1871

GUSN

GUSN-202434

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Description

Exterior view of the "Old" Davis House, Roxbury, Mass., as seen from across the street. A man is pruning a tree in the front yard and a woman is walking on the sidewalk.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
dwellings
fences
photographs

Inscription

[TBT.]

Additional Identification Number

OVP Photo Database Number 222
OVP Number OVP0225

Physical Description

1 photographic print : 13 1/2 x 10 3/8 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1936-05-06

Reference Code

PC001.01.TMP.225

Image Dimensions

10 3/8 x 13 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton.

Places

Roxbury (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Folsom, A. H. (Augustine H.), 1800-1910 (Photographer)

Material Type

photographs

Subjects

Architectural photography

Restrictions

Pieces of top and left sides of mount missing.

Description Level

Item

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