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View of the south facade of the Shaw Memorial, Boston Common, Boston, Mass., 1897

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1897

GUSN

GUSN-283125

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Description

The south facade of the Memorial can be seen with the Massachusetts State House in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

memorials
soldiers' monuments
civil wars
state government
public buildings
parks (recreation areas)
photographs

Additional Identification Number

Stebbins negative 8435

Physical Description

1 photographic print : black-and-white

Collection Code

PC047

Collection Name

Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

Reference Code

PC047.02.6030.08435

Places

Boston Common (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [park]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Stebbins, N. L. (Nathaniel Livermore), 1847-1922 (Photographer)
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907 (Sculptor)

Material Type

photographs

Other People

Shaw, Robert Gould, 1837-1863

Subjects

Robert Gould Shaw Memorial (Boston, Mass.)
African-American soldiers
African Americans
United States. Army. Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 54th (1863-1865)
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Monuments
Beacon Street (Boston, Mass.)
Park Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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