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Exterior view, old Boston Court House, 26 Court Street, Boston, Mass.

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Date

1904-1909

GUSN

GUSN-354815

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Description

Entrances to the Court Street Station of the East Boston subway tunnel are seen to the right and left of the courthouse entrance. Young's Hotel is on the left side of the image. The building in back of the courthouse is old Boston City Hall. Text on the white sign on the right reads "Historic Boston Trolley Trips." The old Boston Court House was the site of cases involving Shadrach Minkins, Thomas Sims, and Anthony Burns in response to the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law.

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Descriptive Terms

exterior views
courthouses
façades
historic buildings
hotels (public accommodations)
commercial buildings
municipal buildings
public transit
subways
subway stations
slavery
abolitionists
trials
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Physical Description

1 black-and-white print

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.3100.001

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)

Other People

Minkins, Shadrach
Sims, Thomas, approximately 1834-
Burns, Anthony, 1834-1862

Subjects

Architectural photography
Court Street (Boston, Mass.)
United States. Fugitive slave law (1850)
Fugitive slaves
Antislavery movements
African American men
African Americans
East Boston Tunnel (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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