Group portrait of children standing in Gibson Playground, Dorchester, Mass.

Item Information

Title:
Group portrait of children standing in Gibson Playground, Dorchester, Mass.
Description:
A group of children stand in front of the Christopher Gibson Playground in Fields Corner, Dorchester. A baby carriage stands near the group. Children play on the swing sets in the background. This park is now known as the Doherty/Gibson Playground. Christopher Gibson was one of the original settlers of Dorchester in 1630, served as a selectman, and bequeathed over 100 pounds for the advancement of education.
Photographer:
Boston Post Card Co.
Format:
Prints
Photographs
Genre:
photomechanical prints
photographs
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
PC001: General photographic collection
Subjects:
neighborhood playgrounds
children (people by age group)
group portraits
infants
swings
baby carriages
events (activities)
Bourneside Street (Dorchester, Boston, Mass.)
Christopher Gibson Playground (Dorchester, Boston, Mass.)
Dorchester Avenue (Dorchester, Boston, Mass.)
Geneva Avenue (Dorchester, Boston, Mass.)
Melville Avenue (Dorchester, Boston, Mass.)
outdoor recreation
Park Street (Dorchester, Boston, Mass.)
Gibson, Christopher
Boston (Mass.). Dept. of Parks
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston > Fields Corner
Extent:
1 photomechanical print
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/194930
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
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Identifier:
194930
Call #:
PC001.02.01.USMA.0790.0010.001