Exterior view of City Hall, City Hall Plaza, Bicentennial celebration, Boston, Mass.

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Date

1976

GUSN

GUSN-355414

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General photographic collection
Standard-size photographs, 1860s-2000s
Geographic locations
Massachusetts
Massachusetts - Boston
Massachusetts - Boston - Government Center
Exterior view of City Hall, City Hall Plaza, Bicentennial celebration, Boston, Mass.
(current record)

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General photographic collection
- Standard-size photographs, 1860s-2000s
  - Geographic locations
    - Massachusetts
      - Massachusetts - Boston
        Massachusetts - Boston - Government Center
        Exterior view of City Hall, City Hall Plaza, Bicentennial celebration, Boston, Mass. (current record)
        Aerial view of City Hall, City Hall Plaza, Bicentennial celebration, Boston, Mass.

Description

A large crowd has gathered for a Boston 200 bicentennial event on City Hall Plaza. In the upper right portion of the image, part of Faneuil Hall Marketplace can be seen. In the lower right, part of the Government Center Station can be seen.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
city halls
government office buildings
bicentennials
celebrations
plazas
markets (structures)
subway stations
color prints (photographs)

Physical Descrption

1 color print

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.4220.001

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Kallmann, McKinnell & Wood Architecture (Architect)

Material Type

color prints (photographs)

Subjects

Architectural photography
City Hall Plaza (Boston, Mass.)
Crowds
Faneuil Hall Marketplace (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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