People waiting to see the Prince of Wales during his visit to Boston, Boylston Street Mall, Boston Common, Oct. 1860

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1860

Location Note

Stereo views: Mass.: Boston: Boston Common

GUSN

GUSN-194976

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Description

On the Boylston Street Mall of Boston Common, a crowd of onlookers wait to catch a glimpse of the Prince of Wales, later Edward VII, on a state visit. He stayed at the Revere House hotel on Bowdoin Square and took part in a military review on Thursday, October 18, 1860 on Boston Common.

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Descriptive Terms

pedestrian malls
parks (recreation areas)
royalty (nobility)
spectators (event observers)
events
stereographs
photographs

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 000180
AccessID 287
Other identifier HNEDID-000180

Physical Descrption

1 stereograph

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.04.01.USMA.0170.0280.003

Places

Boston Common (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [park]
United Kingdom

Record Details

Material Type

stereographs
photographs

Other People

Edward VII, King of Great Britain, 1841-1910

Subjects

Boylston Street (Boston, Mass.)
Boylston Street Mall (Boston Commons, Boston, Mass.)
crowds
state visits

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Stereo views: Mass.: Boston: Boston Common

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