Prints: Boston, Ma.: Boston Common
GUSN-198337
This item depicts a full detailed view of the famed Great Elm on Boston Common. The tree stood for centuries and was a well known location for both civic corporal punishment and later, recreation in the 1800s. The Great Elm was destroyed in a storm in 1876. The dome of the State House can be seen above the trees.
trees
commons
domes (architectural element)
prints (visual works)
Prints and Engravings Collection Number PR51
1 print
GC002
Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s
1914-01-01
GC002.01.MA.1600.008
Gift
11 x 14 (HxW)(inches)
Gift of Mrs. D.A. Russell, 1914
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Warren, Asa Coolidge, 1819-1904 (Artist)
Filmer, John (Engraver)
Appleton's Journal (Publisher)
prints (visual works)
Good
Item
Prints: Boston, Ma.: Boston Common
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