Handbill for the Revere House, hotel, Bowdoin Square, Boston, Mass., June, 1869

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Collection Type

Ephemera

Date

1869

GUSN

GUSN-318428

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Ephemera collection
Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
Hotels and taverns
Massachusetts
Hotels and taverns - Massachusetts - Boston - Folder 3
Handbill for the Revere House, hotel, Bowdoin Square, Boston, Mass., June, 1869
(current record)

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Ephemera collection
- Advertisements, billheads, and trade cards
  - Hotels and taverns
    - Massachusetts
      - Hotels and taverns - Massachusetts - Boston - Folder 3
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        Handbill for the Revere House, hotel, Bowdoin Square, Boston, Mass., June, 1869 (current record)

Description

The handbill states that Revere House has "been refurnished and modernized by the introduction of water, bathing-rooms, etc." Other amenities are described for the traveling public. A horse-drawn streetcar is at the Bulfinch Street intersection.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
hotels (public accommodations)
streetcars
exterior views
squares (open spaces)
handbills

Physical Description

1 handbill ; illustration ; 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.01.062.04.03.039

Image Dimensions

9 3/4 x 7 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

handbills

Subjects

Bowdoin Square (Boston, Mass.)
Court Street (Boston, Mass.)
Bulfinch Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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