1907
GUSN-320895
Postcard with color illustrations referencing nicknames for Boston including a woman dressed in Greek robes depicting Boston as the "Athens of America" who holds a spoked wheel alluding to Boston as the "Hub of the Universe." Other color illustrations symbolizing Boston include the City of Boston seal, a beanpot, books and artist supplies; the Massachusetts State House, and the Bunker Hill Monument.
symbols
seals (artifacts)
exterior views
capitols
palettes (painting equipment)
picture postcards
postcards
1 postcard : color illustration
PC001
General photographic collection
Oct. 1, 1913
PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.0140.001
Anonymous, October 1, 1913.
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Charlestown (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Beacon Hill (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Robbins Bros. Co. (Boston, Mass.) (Publisher)
picture postcards
postcards
Bunker Hill Monument (Charlestown, Mass.)
Item
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