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Interior view of Jones, Ball & Poor's store, Washington Street, Boston

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1851-11-08

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Washington St.

GUSN

GUSN-198420

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Description

This is a large, interior scene of Jones, Ball & Poor's store lined with showcases, with salesmen and people looking around. The store sold "jewelry, plates, papier machie and military goods."

Details

Descriptive Terms

mercantile buildings
jewelry
plates (dishes)
papier mâché
stores
shopping
sales personnel
line engravings (prints)
prints (visual works)

Additional Identification Number

Prints and Engravings Collection Number PR260

Physical Description

1 news line engraving

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Reference Code

GC002.01.MA.3550.013

Image Dimensions

11 x 11 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Gleason's Pictorial (Publisher)

Material Type

line engravings (prints)
prints (visual works)

Subjects

Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)

Restrictions

poor

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Washington St.

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