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Advertisement for the Massachusetts Bay Tercentenary Celebration: "English Village on the Charles," Sketch of the Village Square From the Entrance, 1930

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1930

Location Note

Vertical file 3: dr. 14: folder 3

GUSN

GUSN-252530

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Description

Two copies of a printed advertisement for the Massachusetts Bay Tercentenary Celebration Shakespeare Village. It was delineated by "Frank Chouteau Brown, Architect, 9 Mt. Vernon Sq., Boston." in 1929, but printed in 1930. It shows the middle of the village from just inside the entrance. The village has a square with a monument in the center.

Details

Descriptive Terms

villages
anniversaries
squares (open spaces)
monuments
sketches
celebrations
advertisements
posters
prints (visual works)

Physical Description

2 prints

Collection Code

AR003

Collection Name

Frank Chouteau Brown professional architectural collection

Date of Acquisition

1930-04-10

Reference Code

AR003.002.09.002

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

13 x 23.5 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Charles (Massachusetts) [river]

Record Details

Originator

Brown, Frank Chouteau, 1876-1947 (Delineator)

Material Type

advertisements
posters
prints (visual works)

Subjects

Shakespeare

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Vertical file 3: dr. 14: folder 3

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