Tablet erected commemorating the purchase of land from William Blackstone for a field and the feeding of cattle, which is now the Boston Common, Boston, Massachusetts, 4918-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1920-1939

GUSN

GUSN-390397

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William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Monuments and statues
Tablet erected commemorating the purchase of land from William Blackstone for a field and the feeding of cattle, which is now the Boston Common, Boston, Massachusetts, 4918-B
(current record)

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William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Monuments and statues
    - Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts, 4881-B
    - Tablet erected commemorating the purchase of land from William Blackstone for a field and the feeding of cattle, which is now the Boston Common, Boston, Massachusetts, 4918-B (current record)
    - Statue of William Ellery Channing, in the Boston Public Garden, Boston, Massachusetts, 4958-B
    - Bronze Plaque marking site of Griffin's Wharf and Boston Tea Party, Boston, Massachusetts, 4949-B

Description

The image shows a commemorative tablet situated behind a decorative metal fence, recognizing the purchase of land from William Blackstone. This land was intended for a field and the feeding of cattle and is now the Boston Common.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tablets
monuments
commons
automobiles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP025958
B-Series negative 4918-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC020

Collection Name

William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s

Reference Code

PC020.001.007.4918-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Clark, William T. (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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