East view of State Street, Boston

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Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1842-1843

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: State Street

GUSN

GUSN-198213

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Description

Commercial buildings line State Street with the Old State House in the background. Thomas Groom & Co., publishers at Stationers' Hall, 82 State Street, is on the right side of the image. An awning for Firemens Insurance Office is on the left side.

Details

Descriptive Terms

streetscapes
public buildings
paper (fiber product)
publishers
stationery
insurance agents
historic buildings
capitols
exterior views
engravings (prints)
prints (visual works)

Additional Identification Number

Prints and Engravings Collection number PR202

Physical Descrption

1 engraving

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

1923-07-26

Reference Code

GC002.01.MA.3050.005

Acqusition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

9.75 x 7.75 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Miss Amy C. Witherle, 1923

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Birmingham (Birmingham borough, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom)

Record Details

Originator

Heath, James, 1757-1834 (Engraver)

Material Type

engravings (prints)
prints (visual works)

Other Organizations

Thomas Groom & Co.

Subjects

State Street (Boston, Mass.)
Freedom Trail (Boston, Mass.)

Restrictions

Fair

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: State Street

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