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Exterior view, Hancock House, Beacon Street, Boston, Mass.

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GUSN-288338

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Description

A black and white photograph of the front facade of the Hancock House on Beacon Street, Boston, Mass. On the back of the photograph is the following historical information: "John Hancock, first Governor of Massachusetts under the State Constitution, lived in this house; it was built in the year 1737 and stood on Beacon Street, Boston." The image shows the Hancock House with trees growing in the front. Two women are on the upper balcony.

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Descriptive Terms

exterior views
houses
dwellings
historic buildings
landmark buildings
statesmen
governors
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Physical Description

1 black and white photograph, mounted

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1943-11-22

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.0870.001

Acquisition Type

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of the Bostonian Society, Nov. 22, 1943.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Other People

Hancock, John, 1737-1793

Subjects

Architectural photography
Beacon Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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