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Thos. F. Galvin Building, 799 Boylston Street, Boston

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Collection Type

  • Art

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Boylston St.

GUSN

GUSN-198282

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Description

This engravings is an Impressionistic-style corner view of the Thos. F. Galvin building on the corner of Boylston and Fairfield Streets. The foreground is a street scene full of people and automobiles.

Details

Descriptive Terms

department stores
streetscapes
engravings (prints)
prints (visual works)

Additional Identification Number

Prints and Engravings Collection Number PR28

Physical Description

1 engraving

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

1916-04-17

Reference Code

GC002.01.MA.1200.001

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

8 x 8 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of W.S.A., 1916

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

engravings (prints)
prints (visual works)

Subjects

Boylston Street (Boston, Mass.)
Fairfield Street (Boston, Mass.)

Restrictions

Good

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Boylston St.

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