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Grand panoramic view of the west side of Washington Street

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

ca. 1855

Location Note

Vertical file 4: OVR 21-30

GUSN

GUSN-198900

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Description

View from a Gleason's Pictorial issue. The three part panoramic view shows fairly good architectural detail and a lively street scene with people and carriages.

Details

Descriptive Terms

panoramas
streets
carriages (vehicles)
prints (visual works)
wood engravings (prints)

Additional Identification Number

Prints and Engravings Collection Number PR22OVR

Physical Description

1 wood engraving

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

1919-04-11

Reference Code

GC002.02.022

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

14.25 x 22 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs Alexander Sylvanus Porter, 1919

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Major, E.M. (Engraver)
Pierce, William J. (Lithographer)

Material Type

prints (visual works)
wood engravings (prints)

Other Organizations

Gleason's Pictorial

Subjects

Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)

Restrictions

poor

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Vertical file 4: OVR 21-30

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