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Sir Henry Vane statue, Boston Public Library, Dartmouth Street, Boston, Mass.

Description

Sir Henry Vane was a governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony who later returned to England. The statue is in the entrance hall of the McKim building on Dartmouth Street.

Details

Descriptive Terms

interior views
libraries (buildings)
public libraries (buildings)
statues
governors
sculpture (visual work)
entrance halls
photographs

Additional Identification Number

Stebbins negative 15243

Physical Description

1 photographic print

Collection Code

PC047

Collection Name

Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

Reference Code

PC047.02.6070.15243

Places

Back Bay (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Stebbins, N. L. (Nathaniel Livermore), 1847-1922 (Photographer)
McKim, Mead, and White (Architect)
MacMonnies, Frederick William, 1863-1937 (Sculptor)

Material Type

photographs

Other People

Vane, Henry, Sir, 1613-1662

Other Organizations

Boston Public Library

Subjects

Architectural photography
Dartmouth Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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