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View of the Porcellian Gate facing Harvard Yard
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Object NumberP.CHF.0158

TitleView of the Porcellian Gate facing Harvard Yard
DescriptionThe gate is made of brick, metal, and stone.
Date06/05/2015
Building/Site(s):
Previous NumberM.0018
Collection Photographs
InscriptionsThe gate is erected in the memory of Joseph McKean by the members of the Porcellian Club of which he was the honored founder. ; The McKean Gate - The Reverend Joseph McKean, S.T.D., LL.D. - Born at Ipswich, Massachusetts, 19 April, 1776, Died at Havana, Cuba, 17 March, 1818 - A graduate of this College 1794 - Teacher of Youth, Minster of the Gospel, Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory 1809-1818.
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Title: View of Porcellian Gate facing Massachusetts Avenue
Object Number: P.CHF.0167
Date: 06/05/2015
Sites: Porcellian Gate
Title: Detail view of top of Porcellian Gate facing Massachusetts Avenue
Object Number: P.CHF.0168
Date: 06/05/2015
Title: Straight on view of Porcellian Gate looking north toward Harvard Yard
Object Number: P.CHF.0014
Date: [01/01/2012]
Project Number: PIRC 2012-002
Sites: Porcellian Gate
Project Name: Building photography
Title: View of Mckean Gate plaque on Porcellian Gate
Object Number: P.CHF.0161
Date: 06/05/2015
Sites: Porcellian Gate
Title: Detail view of Mckean Gate plaque on Porcellian Gate
Object Number: P.CHF.0162
Date: 06/05/2015
Sites: Porcellian Gate
Title: Detail view of Mckean Gate plaque on Porcellian Gate with L-shape reference scale
Object Number: P.CHF.0163
Date: 06/05/2015
Sites: Porcellian Gate
Title: Oblique view of Joseph McKean plaque on Porcellian Gate
Object Number: P.CHF.0164
Date: 06/05/2015
Sites: Porcellian Gate
Title: Detail view of Joseph McKean plaque on Porcellian Gate
Object Number: P.CHF.0165
Date: 06/05/2015
Sites: Porcellian Gate
Title: Detail view of Joseph McKean plaque on Porcellian Gate with L-shape reference scale
Object Number: P.CHF.0166
Date: 06/05/2015
Sites: Porcellian Gate
Title: Detail view of Porcellian Gate veritas shield and boar's head
Object Number: P.CHF.0160
Date: 06/05/2015
Sites: Porcellian Gate
Title: Oblique detail view of Porcellian Gate
Object Number: P.CHF.0159
Date: 06/05/2015
Sites: Porcellian Gate
Title: Oblique view of Porcellian Gate looking northeast toward Boylston Hall
Object Number: P.CHF.0012
Date: [01/01/2012]
Project Number: PIRC 2012-002
Sites: Porcellian Gate
Project Name: Building photography