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Exterior view of the Otis House

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1933-06-08

GUSN

GUSN-292013

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Description

A black and white view of the 1st Harrison Gray Otis house on Cambridge Street, Boston, Mass. The image shows the house from across Cambridge Street, and it includes part of the Old West Church and the intersection of Cambridge and Lynde Streets. Pedestrians can be seen on the sidewalks, and there is a car parked in front of the church.

Details

Descriptive Terms

historic houses
churches (buildings)
streets
sidewalks
pedestrians
motor vehicles
photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Collection Code

PC006

Collection Name

Historic New England properties photographic collection

Reference Code

PC006.HGO.01.018

Acquisition Type

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton, 1933.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Appleton, William Sumner, 1874-1947 (Photographer)

Material Type

photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Description Level

Item

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