Berenice Abbott
Custom House Block, Boston, MA

Custom House Block, Boston, MA

© Berenice Abbott/ Commerce Graphics

Custom House Block, Boston, MA
Custom House Block, Boston, MA
ArtistAmerican, 1898–1991
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Custom House Block, Boston, MA
Date1934
Place depictedBoston, Massachusetts, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 5/8 × 9 5/8 in. (19.4 × 24.4 cm)
 Sheet: 7 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (20.2 × 25.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Randy Kohls
Object number2010.2173
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceRandy Kohls, Oceanside, California; given to MFAH, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso bottom center in pencil "PF97721"
bottom right corner "275"
upper left "Boston 7"
verso top center a stamp "PHOTOGRAPH BY / BERENICE ABBOTT"

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