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Looking across Old City Hall grounds, School Street, Boston, Mass., undated

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GUSN

GUSN-202447

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Description

The front grounds of Old City Hall are seen with the King's Chapel Burying Ground in the background. The grounds are covered with snow, including the Benjamin Franklin statue in the center of the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
city halls
municipal buildings
winter
snow (precipitation)
statesmen
inventors
scientists
gelatin silver prints
photographs

Inscription

[TBT.]

Additional Identification Number

OVP Photo Database Number 235
OVP Number OVP0467.A
Negative Number Bostonian Society Neg. 37

Physical Description

1 photographic print

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1933-05-24

Reference Code

PC001.01.TMP.467-A

Image Dimensions

13.25 x 16.625 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

gelatin silver prints
photographs

Other People

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Subjects

Architectural photography
School Street (Boston, Mass.)

Restrictions

Top edge of print creased and torn, with pieces missing.

Description Level

Item

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