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Birdseye view, State House from the Common, Boston, Mass., undated

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Location Note

Postcards / Mass. / Boston / State House

GUSN

GUSN-197495

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Description

The State House on Beacon Street is seen above the trees from the Tremont Street side of the Boston Common. The Boston Massacre Memorial is seen on the lower right side of the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
bird's-eye views
commons
parks (recreation areas)
landmark buildings
capitols
postcards

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 002347
AccessID 4302
Other identifier HNEDID-002347

Physical Description

1 postcard

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.03.01.TMP.129

Places

Boston Common (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [park]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Abrams, M. (Publisher)

Material Type

postcards

Subjects

Beacon Street (Boston, Mass.)
Tremont Street (Boston, Mass.)
Freedom Trail (Boston, Mass.)

Accruals Note

backlog Originally scanned 39862

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Postcards / Mass. / Boston / State House

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