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Brazer's Building, State Street, Boston, Mass., 1856

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1856

GUSN

GUSN-304201

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Description

Signs for insurance companies and other commercial concerns hang on the first Brazer Building. The Traveller newspaper buildings are on the left side of the image. The image is from the "Boston almanac 1856," page 68.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
historic buildings
commercial buildings
advertising
business (commercial function)
insurance
illustrations (layout features)

Physical Description

1 illustration

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Reference Code

GC002.01.MA.3050.008

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Rogers, Isaiah, 1800-1869 (Architect)

Material Type

illustrations (layout features)

Subjects

State Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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