Faneuil Hall, viewed from the west, Boston, 1947

Item Overview

Title

Faneuil Hall, viewed from the west, Boston, 1947

Photographer

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

Architect

Bulfinch, Charles, 1763-1844

Date Created

October, 1947

Date

1947-10

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

West (H. H.) Collection

Notes

Description

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.

Caption

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

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

Faneuil Hall (Boston, Mass.)

Location

Massachusetts--Boston

Longitude

42.360313

Latitude

-71.057033

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Historic buildings--Massachusetts--Boston
Architecture, Georgian--Massachusetts--Boston