School Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 1906

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Artifact Overview

From 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company was one of the major image publishers in the world. The company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs, including many scenes from across North America. This street view, looking west, includes Boston's famous Parker House hotel (at center on south side of School Street) and King's Chapel (directly behind the tree).

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1906

Creator Notes

Photographed by Henry G. Peabody for Detroit Publishing Co., Detroit, Michigan.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.DPC.019608

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 9.5 in
Width: 7.75 in