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ca. 1840
Collections painting
GUSN-197459
The Old Elm is shown with the State House in the background on the left and Park Street Church on the right. The Old Elm, also known as the Great Elm, stood at the foot of Flagstaff Hill on Boston Common, was considered a landmark of the city and was called the oldest known tree in New England. The tree succumbed to the gales of a storm and toppled onto the ground on February 15, 1876. Parts of the tree were removed as souvenirs.
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DigitalID 002311
AccessID 4266
Other identifier HNEDID-002311
1 painting
GC001
Original art collection
GC001.USMA.Boston.771
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
paintings (visual works)
Boston Common (Boston, Mass.)
Freedom Trail (Boston, Mass.)
Item
Collections painting
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