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Drawing of Bowdoin Square, Boston, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Location Note

Geo.: Large: Mass.: Boston: Bowdoin Square: Photomechanical

GUSN

GUSN-195257

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Description

Pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles are shown in this image of Bowdoin Square. Pedestrians stand on the corner of the Revere House hotel in the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

squares (open spaces)
streetscapes
dwellings
houses
intersections
hotels (public accommodations)
photomechanical prints
photographs
drawings (visual works)

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 000390
AccessID 587
Other identifier HNEDID-000390

Physical Description

1 photomechanical print

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.1460.001

Date Notes

1860s-1880s

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Brayton, George (Photographer)

Material Type

photomechanical prints
photographs
drawings (visual works)

Subjects

Bowdoin Square (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Geo.: Large: Mass.: Boston: Bowdoin Square: Photomechanical

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