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A view of Old West Church : a branch of the Boston Public Library

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1913

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Cambridge St.

GUSN

GUSN-198312

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Description

This engraving depicts the front view of the Old West Church on Cambridge Street in the West End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. At this time, the West Church was functioning as the West End Library branch of the Boston Public Library.

Details

Descriptive Terms

religious buildings
churches (buildings)
scenes (depictions)
public libraries (buildings)
wood engraving (process)
prints (visual works)

Additional Identification Number

Prints and Engravings Collection Number PR37

Physical Description

1 wood engraving

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

1914-01-01

Reference Code

GC002.01.MA.1450.002

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

5.5 x 3.25 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. D.B. Updike, 1914

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Ruzicka, Rudolph, 1883-1978 (Artist)

Material Type

wood engraving (process)
prints (visual works)

Other Organizations

Boston Public Library

Subjects

West End (Boston, Mass.)

Restrictions

Good

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Cambridge St.

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