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1876
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GUSN-198867
The structure is shown from the east side, State Street, in 1876 with many alterations and additions. The building as it was in 1748 is the smaller image. The Massachusetts state seal and the Boston seal are included. If the imageis enlarged it is possible to see the many businesses using it in this time period. The building behind the Old State House is the Sears Building.
exterior views
historic buildings
capitols
streetscapes
seals (artifacts)
public buildings
prints (visual works)
heliotypes (prints)
Prints and Engravings Collection Number PR14OVR
1 heliotype
GC002
Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s
1922-02-02
GC002.02.014
Gift
28.25 x 22.25 (HxW)(inches)
Gift of the Bostonian Society, 1922-02-02
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Loring, George F., 1851-1918 (Artist)
prints (visual works)
heliotypes (prints)
State Street (Boston, Mass.)
Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)
Boston Massacre, 1770
Freedom Trail (Boston, Mass.)
fair, many margin rips, a few extending into picture, overall brown stain
Item
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