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Harvard Place, Boston, Mass., 1890

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1890

Location Note

HGO-01-001-O-G-403-ORAM01

GUSN

GUSN-165432

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Description

The insets are captioned as "Glimpse of Old South spire," and "Looking out," a view of Washington Street and the Old South Church. Men work outside the William F. Chester Chadwick Iron Works in the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

alleys (streets)
streetscapes
churches (buildings)
metalworking
iron (metal)
drawings (visual works)

Additional Identification Number

ACCESS ID 1387
Old ID 1409.00

Physical Description

1 drawing, pen and ink

Collection Code

GC001

Collection Name

Original art collection

Date of Acquisition

May 1, 1936

Reference Code

GC001.USMA.Boston.364

Acquisition Type

Gift

Places

Boston, Mass.

Record Details

Originator

Robbins, John W. (artist)

Material Type

drawings (visual works)

Subjects

Harvard Place (Boston, Mass.)
Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)

Restrictions

Mat smudged.

Description Level

Item

Location Note

HGO-01-001-O-G-403-ORAM01

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