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Central Burying Ground, Boston Common, Samuel Chamberlain, The American Scene, 143 Elm Street, New Haven, Connecticut, undated

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  • Photography

GUSN

GUSN-305350

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Description

The Central Burying Ground on Boston Common can be seen in this image. In the background the Hotel Touraine is across from the Masonic Temple on Boylston Street.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
graveyards
hotels (public accommodations)
commercial buildings
masonic buildings
postcards

Physical Description

1 postcard

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.3140.001

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton, February 29, 1936.

Places

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

Record Details

Originator

Chamberlain, Samuel, 1895-1975 (Photographer)
American Scene (Firm) (Publisher)

Material Type

postcards

Subjects

Central Burying ground (Boston, Mass.)
Boylston Street (Boston, Mass.)
Tremont Street (Boston, Mass.)
Architectural photography

Description Level

Item

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