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Benjamin Franklin's birthplace, Milk Street, Boston, Mass., 1947

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Collection Type

  • Architecture

Date

1947

Location Note

Vertical file 3; drawer 13; folder 6

GUSN

GUSN-253231

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Description

This rendering depicts the birthplace of Benjamin Franklin, formerly located on Milk Street in Boston, Mass.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
dwellings
architectural drawings (visual works)
renderings (drawings)

Physical Description

1 architectural drawing; pen and ink on yellow vellum

Collection Code

AR003

Collection Name

Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

Reference Code

AR003.001.057

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Brown, Frank Chouteau, 1876-1947 (Renderer)

Material Type

architectural drawings (visual works)
renderings (drawings)

Other People

Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

Subjects

Birthplaces

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Vertical file 3; drawer 13; folder 6

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