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Bookplate printed for the Massachusetts Historical Society on the fund given by William Bradford Homer Dowse, designed by Sidney Lawton Smith

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Date

1919

GUSN

GUSN-354962

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Description

Pedestrians walk up and down the Boston Common path in front of the Massachusetts State House. Text over the beehive illustration at the top reads "Sic vos non vobis."

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
capitols
legislative buildings
commons
parks (recreation areas)
beehives (apiaries)
manufacturers
businessmen
historical societies
bookplates

Physical Description

1 bookplate : illustrations

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.02.1100.0200.001

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Smith, Sidney Lawton, 1845-1929 (Artist)
Massachusetts Historical Society (Publisher)

Material Type

bookplates

Other People

Dowse, William Bradford Homer, 1852-1928

Subjects

Boston Common (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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