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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. NRHP reference # 66000368 A slightly out-of-focus photograph of Faneuil Hall in Boston, as viewed at an angle from its west side. Faneuil Hall stands in the near distance at center. In front of it, the top half of a car is visible along the bottom edge at center. It faces right. Behind and to the left of the car, a street sign reads, "RIGHT TURN ONLY." Faneuil Hall is viewed at an angle from the west facade and the north side; it faces right. A canopy extends from the brick building and encircles the perimeter of the ground floor. Signage hanging from the canopy on the west side reads, "UNION FLORIST CO." The second-floor is lined by arched windows and pilasters. Above, the west side of the building is also lined by arched windows and pilasters. The third-floor of the north side is lined with both rectangular and semi-circular windows. Topping the third-floor on the west facade, a pediment sits. It is decorated with a semi-circular window at center that is flanked by oculi. Rounded dormers sit atop the north side of the sloped roof. At the eastern end of the building, a gilded cupola rises from the top of the hall. Surrounding buildings stand in the background. These include: the Quincy Market at left, and the Custom House Tower behind and to the right of Faneuil Hall's cupola. A streak of white enters frame at left. Text from negative sleeve: [handwritten:] x [end handwritten] 2353. Eastern trip October 1947 Boston 1, 2 & 3 poor films of Holy Name parade 4 & 5 poor films of Paul Revere's house 6 & 7 two photos of Mertie West in Old Granary burial ground 8 & 9 Fanueil [sic] Hall 10 Policeman in box in street directing traffic 11 Poor film Mertie West in front of First Church Christian Science 12 Horses still pull wagons in street 13 Tablet on Old North Church 14 Unknown monument 15 Mertie West looking at Old South Ch 16 Some street scene
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2353_009 ark:/21198/zz002j3mxq
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Boston Architecture, Georgian--Massachusetts--Boston Faneuil Hall (Boston, Mass.)
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