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View of the Hancock House, Beacon Street, Boston

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1851

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Beacon St. and Beacon Hill

GUSN

GUSN-198371

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Description

This print depicts a view of the Hancock House and yard, with people strolling and a carriage in the foreground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
historic houses
houses
dwellings
statesmen
governors
prints (visual works)

Additional Identification Number

Prints and Engravings Collection Number PR64

Physical Description

1 newspaper print

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

1941-12-29

Reference Code

GC002.01.MA.1100.003

Acquisition Type

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Delano (?) Wright, 1941

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Beacon Hill (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Material Type

prints (visual works)

Other People

Hancock, John, 1737-1793

Subjects

Beacon Street (Boston, Mass.)

Restrictions

Fair

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Beacon St. and Beacon Hill

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