View of the city of Boston

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GUSN-322196

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Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s
Geographic locations
Massachusetts
Boston - Views of the city
View of the city of Boston
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Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s
- Geographic locations
  - Massachusetts
    - Boston - Views of the city

Description

This is a view of Boston and Back Bay when the railroad causeways had been established. The State House can be seen in the center of the image. The steeple to the right of the State House may be Park Street Church. Two laborers and a woman walk along the causeway bed. The Worcester Railroad train travels outbound on the left side of the image. The Providence Railroad travels inbound in the center of the image.

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Descriptive Terms

exterior views
landscapes (environments)
transportation
railroads
churches (buildings)
capitols
state government
public buildings
causeways
historic landscapes
prints (visual works)

Physical Descrption

1 print (some color) ; 6 x 8 1/4 inches

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Reference Code

GC002.01.MA.0650.009

Image Dimensions

6 x 8 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Greg Smart, October 1997.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Back Bay (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Material Type

prints (visual works)

Other Organizations

Boston and Worcester Railroad Corporation
Boston and Providence Railroad Corporation

Description Level

Item

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