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Judges box, Boston Bicycle Parade, Boston, Mass., 1896

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1896

Location Note

Large - Special Photographs - Geo - Massachusetts - Boston - Bicycle Parade, 1896 - Folder 1

GUSN

GUSN-175049

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Description

A crowd of judges sits in the judges box waiting for the Boston bicycle parade in Boston, Massachusetts. The judges box is located in front of the Hotel Vendome and there are spectators sitting in the open windows ready for the parade.

Details

Descriptive Terms

parades
events
bleachers
judges
hotels (public accommodations)
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Inscription

Hotel Vendome in the rear Co. Ave. frontage / reviewing stand in front of the Hotel Vendome; Boston Bicycle Parade of 1896 / Reviewers from Hotel Vendome / By Gov. Roger Wolcott (handwritten)

Physical Description

1 photograph ; 7 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1938-02-28

Reference Code

PC001.02.03.TMP.024

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

7 3/4 x 9 3/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Smith & Miller (Photographic studio)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Other People

Wolcott, Roger, 1847-1900

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Large - Special Photographs - Geo - Massachusetts - Boston - Bicycle Parade, 1896 - Folder 1

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