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Hancock House

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Location Note

Geo: Mass: Boston:\n Beacon: Hancock\n House

GUSN

GUSN-225242

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Description

The Hancock House is seen on Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, behind a stone wall with a fence and gate.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
dwellings
houses
historic houses
photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Physical Description

1 photographic print : black-and-white

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.0860.002

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Beacon Hill (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Material Type

photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Other People

Hancock, John, 1737-1793

Subjects

Architectural photography
Beacon Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Geo: Mass: Boston:
Beacon: Hancock
House

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