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Annual May Review of the First Regiment of Massachusetts Militia by Governor Boutwell and his Staff, on Boston Common

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1851

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Boston Common

GUSN

GUSN-198352

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Description

This engraving from Gleason's Pictorial depicts a military ceremony, showing horses in step and soldiers lined up to be inspected on the Common.

Details

Descriptive Terms

militias
governors
public officers
horseback riding
military uniforms
commons
prints (visual works)

Additional Identification Number

Prints and Engravings Collection Number PR55

Physical Description

1 print

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

1924-04-04

Reference Code

GC002.01.MA.1600.006

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

14 x 10.5 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Hollis French, 1924

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Worcester and Pierce (Engraver)
Gleason's Pictorial (Publisher)

Material Type

prints (visual works)

Other People

Boutwell, George S. (George Sewall), 1818-1905

Other Organizations

Massachusetts. Militia

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Boston Common

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