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American House, Boston

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1852

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Hanover St.

GUSN

GUSN-223364

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Description

An exterior view of the front of the American House Hotel, located on Hanover and Sudbury Streets in Boston, showing multiple horse drawn conveyances and pedestrians.

Details

Descriptive Terms

hotels (public accommodations)
exterior views
prints (visual works)

Inscription

Charles D. Craigie / P.O. Box 1203 Boston, Mass. / OFFICE SPECIALTIES / REAL ESTATE ATLASES / INSURANCE MAPS (stamped)

Physical Description

1 print

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

1922-03-22

Reference Code

GC002.01.MA.2150.002

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

5 x 5.5 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Capt. Wm. B. Clarke, 1922

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

prints (visual works)

Subjects

Hanover Street (Boston, Mass.)
Sudbury Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Hanover St.

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