1869
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GUSN-198890
Text below the illustration reads "View of the interior of the Coliseum, St. James Park, the scene on the opening day, June 15 during the singing of the grand chorus 'Glory be to God on high,' from a sketch by our special artist. Published gratuitously as a supplement to no. 717 of Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper." The National Peace Jubilee was a music festival held June 15-19, 1869 in Boston to commemorate the end of the Civil War. The Boston Coliseum, which housed the event, was designed by William Preston and intended to be a temporary structure. The event was organized by composer and bandmaster Patrick Gilmore.
interior views
temporary buildings
music
concerts
peace
civil wars
prints (visual works)
wood engravings (prints)
Prints and Engravings Collection Number PR17OVR
1 wood engraving ; 23 x 33 inches
GC002
Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s
1924-05-19
GC002.02.017
Gift
23 x 33 (HxW)(inches)
Gift of Mr Lewis S. Felaggr (?), 79 Sudburry Street, Boston
Back Bay (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Leslie, Frank, 1821-1880 (Publisher)
Preston, William Gibbons, 1842-1910 (Architect)
prints (visual works)
wood engravings (prints)
Gilmore, P. S. (Patrick Sarsfield), 1829-1892
National Peace Jubilee and Musical Festival (1869 : Boston, Mass.)
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865
St. James Park (Boston, Mass.)
St. James Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
Dartmouth Street (Boston, Mass.)
Copley Square (Boston, Mass.)
fair - has been folded many times and one tear in picture
Item
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