Old North Church (or Christ Church), viewed from the southwest, Boston, 1947

Item Overview

Title

Old North Church (or Christ Church), viewed from the southwest, Boston, 1947

Photographer

West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958

Date Created

October, 1947

Date

1947-10

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

According to the negative sleeve, this set of photographs is captured in color. The scans of these images are in black and white.
NRHP reference # 66000776
Photograph of Old North Church/Christ Church on Salem Street in Boston's North End, as viewed from the southwest. The scene is viewed from a low-angle perspective. A 5-story building enters frame along the right edge. It is viewed at an angle from the front and faces left. Behind and to the left of it, the bell tower and steeple of Old North Church (Christ Church) rises. Oculi dot the near side of the bell tower. A clock occupies the space just below the steeple. The church sits along Salem Street, which enters and exits frame along the bottom edge on an angle to the left. Cars line the right side of the street and pedestrians walk through the street. In the distance, additional buildings stand on the right side of the street behind the church.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 2334. COLOR Eastern trip October 1947. Boston. 1 Paul Revere's house. Mertie West at right of group of three at right. 2 Christ Church. The "Old North" Church where the lanterns were hung. 3 Mertie West on Tremont St., in front of Boston Common. Park St Congregational Church in back ground. 4 Another of same 5 Roof tops from our hotel window 6 H H West beside Frog Pond in Common 6 films

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Christ Church (Boston, Mass.)

Location

Massachusetts--Boston

Longitude

42.36617

Latitude

-71.054941

Resource type

still image

Subjects

North End (Boston, Mass.)