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James Perkins House

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1850

Location Note

HGO-01-004-A-6 [Drawer 51 in old database]

GUSN

GUSN-253681

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Description

house of James Perkins, built around 1792; framed in velvet

Details

Descriptive Terms

dwellings
exterior views
daguerreotypes (photographs)
photographs

Inscription

(verso) original cottage at pine bank, jamaica pond [...]

Additional Identification Number

DagID 415

Physical Description

1 daguerreotype

Collection Code

PC005

Collection Name

Daguerreotypes collection, c. 1845-1865

Reference Code

PC005.D01.008

Places

Jamaica Plain (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Material Type

daguerreotypes (photographs)
photographs

Description Level

Item

Location Note

HGO-01-004-A-6 [Drawer 51 in old database]

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