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Foundation of the Harrison Gray Otis House, Boston, Mass., ca. June 10, 1925

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1925-06-10

GUSN

GUSN-225409

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Description

The corner of the Otis house is visible while laborers work on the foundation .

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
dwellings
houses
foundations (structural elements)
laborers
ells (building divisions)
photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Inscription

Harrison Gray Otis House, corner of Lynde and Cambridge St., Boston, Mass., about June 10, 1925, showing the ell and its blocking, when the house was moved back during the widening of Cambridge Street.

Physical Description

1 photographic print : black-and-white

Collection Code

PC006

Collection Name

Historic New England properties photographic collection

Reference Code

PC006.HGO.01.014

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Appleton, William Sumner, 1874-1947 (Photographer)

Material Type

photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Other People

Otis, Harrison Gray, 1765-1848

Other Organizations

Isaac Blair & Co., Inc. (South Boston, Mass.)

Subjects

Historic New England properties
Cambridge Street (Boston, Mass.)
Lynde Street (Boston, Mass.)
Architectural photography

Description Level

Item

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