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Three unidentified maids standing in front of a building in the South End, Boston, Mass., undated

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Location Note

Standard size photos: Subjects: Servants

GUSN

GUSN-268251

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Description

Photograph of three maids in the South End of Boston. One is standing on the stoop of a building; the other two stand below her on the sidewalk. They are wearing aprons and two of them wear caps.

Details

Descriptive Terms

servants
aprons (main garments)
stoops (uncovered spaces)
portraits
black-and-white photographs
photographs

Physical Description

1 photograph : black-and-white

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

2012-04-18

Reference Code

PC001.02.02.7650.0100.002

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

3 x 4.25 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Anthony Sammarco, 2012

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
South End (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Material Type

black-and-white photographs
photographs

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Standard size photos: Subjects: Servants

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