Exterior view of Boston Art Museum, Boston, Mass.

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1905-05-20

GUSN

GUSN-221622

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Alice Augusta Rogerson Brown photographic collection, c. 1900-1909
Series 1: Glass plate negatives
Subseries A: Geographic locations
Massachusetts: Boston (negatives ARB175-ARB176)
Exterior view of Boston Art Museum, Boston, Mass.
(current record)

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Alice Augusta Rogerson Brown photographic collection, c. 1900-1909
- Series 1: Glass plate negatives
  - Subseries A: Geographic locations
    - Massachusetts: Boston (negatives ARB175-ARB176)
      - Exterior view of Trinity Church, Boston, Mass.
      - Exterior view of Boston Art Museum, Boston, Mass. (current record)

Description

The Boston Art Museum can be seen in Copley Square.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
art museums (buildings)
squares (open spaces)
streetscapes
intersections
negatives (photographic)
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Digital ID arb176

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate negative ; 4.5 x 5 inches

Finding Aid Info

Paper finding aid in the Library and Archives.

Collection Code

PC018

Collection Name

Alice Augusta Rogerson Brown photographic collection, c. 1900-1909

Reference Code

PC018.1.1.1.023

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

5 x 4 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Back Bay (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Brown, Alice Augusta Rogerson, 1851-1928 (Photographer)

Material Type

negatives (photographic)
gelatin dry plate negatives

Other People

Sturgis, John Hubbard, 1834-1888
Brigham, Charles, 1841-1925

Subjects

St. James Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
Copley Square (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

Historical/Biographical Note

Sources

Alice Augusta Rogerson Brown Photographic Collection finding aid.\n

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