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Parker's New Marble Building, School St., Boston

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1855

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: City Hall - School St.

GUSN

GUSN-198769

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Description

This engraving from Ballou's Pictorial depicts the marble building of the Parker Hotel as viewed from the street. The foreground includes people, horses, and carriages.

Details

Descriptive Terms

hotels (public accommodations)
streets
carriages (vehicles)
streetscapes
prints (visual works)
line engravings (prints)

Additional Identification Number

Prints and Engravings Collection Number PR185

Physical Description

1 newspaper line engraving

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

1922-02-13

Reference Code

GC002.01.MA.3000.001

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

7.5 x 8.5 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of L. Jenkins, 1922

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Ballou's Pictorial (Publisher)
Champney, W. L. (Artist)
Peirce, Joshua H., 1812-1869 (Engraver)

Material Type

prints (visual works)
line engravings (prints)

Subjects

School Street (Boston, Mass.)

Restrictions

Fair

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: City Hall - School St.

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