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Old State House, Washington Street, Boston, Mass., ca. 1854

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

ca. 1854

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Old State House + State Street

GUSN

GUSN-198803

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Description

This matted etching is an impressionistic view of the Old State House, with an image of a newspaper boy and pedestrians in the foreground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
public buildings
capitols
streetscapes
intersections
historic buildings
prints (visual works)
etchings (prints)

Additional Identification Number

Prints and Engravings Collection Number PR198

Physical Description

1 etching

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

1919-05-26

Reference Code

GC002.01.MA.3100.004

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

9 x 10 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Mary E. Haven, 26 May 1919.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

prints (visual works)
etchings (prints)

Subjects

Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)
State Street (Boston, Mass.)
Paperboys
Freedom Trail (Boston, Mass.)

Restrictions

Good

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Old State House + State Street

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