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View of the interior of Union Hall, Liberty Tree block, corner of Washington and Essex Streets, Boston

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1852-01-31

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Washington St.

GUSN

GUSN-198419

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Description

The engraving is of a large interior decorated hall. The setting shows a ball where ladies and gentlemen linger and talk. The entrance of Union Hall was at 460 Washington Street.

Details

Descriptive Terms

interior views
entertainment buildings
balls (parties)
line engravings (prints)
prints (visual works)

Additional Identification Number

Prints and Engravings Collection Number PR260

Physical Description

1 news line engraving

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

1922-01-27

Reference Code

GC002.01.MA.3550.024

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

12 x 11 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of L. Jenkins, 1922

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Gleason's Pictorial (Publisher)

Material Type

line engravings (prints)
prints (visual works)

Subjects

Liberty Tree (Boston, Mass.)
Liberty trees
Essex Street (Boston, Mass.)
Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)

Restrictions

fair

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Washington St.

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