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First Battalion of Rifles, of West Newbury, on Boston Common

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1853-11-12

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Boston Common

GUSN

GUSN-198348

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Description

This print depicts a large group gathering of a military battalion and horses performing in a ceremony on Boston Common.

Details

Descriptive Terms

military personnel
riflemen
ceremonies
commons
horseback riding
prints (visual works)

Additional Identification Number

Prints and Engravings Collection Number PR54

Physical Description

1 newspaper print

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Reference Code

GC002.01.MA.1600.007

Image Dimensions

9.5 x 10 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Brown, Samuel E., d. ca. 1860 (Engraver)
Gleason's Pictorial (Publisher)

Material Type

prints (visual works)

Restrictions

Fair

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Boston Common

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