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Dr. Hammersley's Gymnasium, Chapman Place, Boston

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1853-11-19

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Places or Streets: C-D

GUSN

GUSN-198459

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Description

This engraving shows an interior view of the gymnasium, with men taking part in a variety of acrobatic exercises.

Details

Descriptive Terms

gymnasiums
exercises
line engravings (prints)
prints (visual works)

Additional Identification Number

Prints and Engravings Collection Number PR273

Physical Description

1 line engraving on newsprint

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

1919-11-10

Reference Code

GC002.01.MA.3700.005

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

8.5 x 11.5 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of W.S.A., 1919

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Baker, Smith & Andrew (Engraver)
Gleason's Pictorial (Publisher)

Material Type

line engravings (prints)
prints (visual works)

Restrictions

good

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Places or Streets: C-D

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