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Beacon Hill Reservoir on Derne, Hancock, and Temple Streets, Boston, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1852

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Hancock Street

GUSN

GUSN-198404

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Description

This engraving depicts the brick reservoir building. Streets with people follow along both sides of the building.

Details

Descriptive Terms

reservoirs (water distribution structures)
line engravings (prints)
prints (visual works)

Additional Identification Number

Prints and Engravings Collection Number PR85

Physical Description

1 line engraving

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

1922-05-20

Reference Code

GC002.01.MA.2100.001

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

7.5 x 11 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. Lawrence Jenkins, 1922

Places

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

Record Details

Originator

Gleason's Pictorial

Material Type

line engravings (prints)
prints (visual works)

Restrictions

Fair

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Hancock Street

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