Boston, Mass. Views

ca. 1870-1880

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Collection Description

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Collection Summary

Title:	Boston, Mass. views
Dates:	ca. 1870-1880
Physical Description:	38 photographs in 1 narrow box
Call Number:	Photo. Coll. 122
Location:	In the Massachusetts Historical Society Photo. Archives.
Repository:	Massachusetts Historical Society 1154 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02215 library@masshist.org

Abstract:

This collection consists of 38 albumen photographs depicting views of Boston during the 1870s.

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This collection consists of 38 albumen photographs depicting views of Boston during the 1870s. Subjects include the Boston Public Garden, Charlestown Navy Yard, and views of Jamaica Plain and Dorchester, as well as five photographs that make up a panoramic view of Boston Harbor and its wharves, taken in 1874 by Augustine H. Folsom of Boston. There is also a series of photos of buildings along Beacon Street, taken by Boston photographer Josiah Johnson Hawes. Most of the photographers are unidentified.

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Acquisition Information

Gift of Benjamin Tighe, June 1950. Photos. #122.9-29 were a gift of Helen Coolidge, Sep. 1950.

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Organization of the Collection

The collection is organized into the following series:


	I. Boston Harbor and Wharves
	II. Boston Public Garden
	III. Boston Streets and Buildings
	IV. Charlestown Navy Yard
	V. Dorchester
	VI. Jamaica Plain

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Detailed Description of the Collection


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	I. Boston Harbor and Wharves
#122.1		View of wharves in Boston, 1874: Commercial Wharf to T Wharf Taken by Augustine H. Folsom Albumen print 22.8 x 18 cm
#122.2		Panoramic view of wharves in Boston, 1874: section 1, Long Wharf Taken by Augustine H. Folsom Albumen print 22.8 x 18 cm
#122.3		Panoramic view of wharves in Boston, 1874: section 2, Central Wharf Taken by Augustine H. Folsom Albumen print 22.8 x 18 cm
#122.4		Panoramic view of wharves in Boston, 1874: section 3, Central Wharf Taken by Augustine H. Folsom Albumen print 22.8 x 18 cm
#122.5		Panoramic view of wharves in Boston, 1874: section 4, India Wharf Taken by Augustine H. Folsom Albumen print 22.8 x 18 cm
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	II. Boston Public Garden
#122.6		Boston Public Garden, Washington statue and Maid of the Mist fountain, mid-1870s Unidentified photographer Albumen print 23 x 18 cm
#122.7		Boston Public Garden, suspension bridge and lagoon, mid-1870s Unidentified photographer Albumen print 23 x 17.8 cm
#122.8		Boston Public Garden, corner entrance at Beacon and Arlington Street, mid-1870s Unidentified photographer Albumen print 22.9 x 17.8 cm
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	III. Boston Streets and Buildings
#122.9		Beacon Street, nos. 40-39 and 1 Walnut Street, ca. 1870s-1880s From negative by Josiah Johnson Hawes Albumen print 24.1 x 19.4 cm
#122.10		Beacon Street, nos. 42-41-40, ca. 1870s From negative by Josiah Johnson Hawes Albumen print 25.3 x 19.2 cm
#122.11		Beacon Street, nos. 45-44, ca. 1870s From negative by Josiah Johnson Hawes Albumen print 25.2 x 19.5 cm
#122.12		Beacon Street, nos. 47-46-45, ca. 1870s From negative by Josiah Johnson Hawes Albumen print
#122.13		Beacon Street, no. 64, at Charles Street, ca. 1870s From negative by Josiah Johnson Hawes Albumen print
#122.14		Beacon Street, nos. 60 (partial)-59-58-57 between Charles and Spruce Streets, ca. 1870s From negative by Josiah Johnson Hawes Albumen print 25.3 x 19.2 cm
#122.15		Beacon Street, nos. [35]-34-33 at Joy Street, ca. 1870s From negative by Josiah Johnson Hawes Albumen print 24.6 x 19.3 cm
#122.16		Beacon Street, nos. 75-74-73-72-71 west of River Street, ca. 1870s From negative by Josiah Johnson Hawes Albumen print
#122.17		Beacon Street, nos. 71-70-[69] at River Street, ca. 1870s From negative by Josiah Johnson Hawes Albumen print
#122.18		Beacon Street, nos. 77-76-75-74 west of River Street, ca. 1870s From negative by Josiah Johnson Hawes Albumen print
#122.19		Beacon Street, nos. 49-48-47 at Spruce Street, ca. 1870s From negative by Josiah Johnson Hawes Albumen print
#122.20		Beacon Street, nos. 32-31-30 between the State House and Joy Street, ca. 1870s From negative by Josiah Johnson Hawes Albumen print 24.7 x 19.5 cm
#122.21		Beacon Street, no. 39 (at left) and no. 1 Walnut Street (at center), ca. 1870s From negative by Josiah Johnson Hawes Albumen print 24 x 19.5 cm
#122.22		Walnut Street from Beacon Street [no. 38] Beacon at right, ca. 1870s From negative by Josiah Johnson Hawes Albumen print 24.7 x 19 cm
#122.23		Berkeley Street, looking north from Tremont Street--Odd Fellows Hall in foreground, mid-1870s Unidentified photographer Albumen print 22.8 x 18 cm
#122.24		Berkeley Street, looking north from St. James Avenue: Museum of Natural History and Central Congregational Church at left, mid-1870s Unidentified photographer Albumen print 22.9 x 17.9 cm
#122.25		Tremont Street, looking east from the top of the Chickering Building near Massachusetts Avenue, mid-1870s Unidentified photographer Albumen print 22.9 x 17.8 cm
#122.26		Tremont Street, looking east from the top of the Chickering Building near Massachusetts Avenue, mid-1870s (panning left from Photo. #122.25) Unidentified photographer Albumen print 23 x 17.9 cm
#122.27		Tremont Street, Montgomery Street and Montgomery Square intersection, looking west from Dwight Street, mid-1870s (trolley in foreground) Unidentified photographer Albumen print 22.8 x 17.8 cm
#122.28		Tremont Street, Montgomery Street and Montgomery Square intersection, looking west from Dwight Street, mid-1870s (horse cart in foreground) Unidentified photographer Albumen print 22.8 x 17.8 cm
#122.29		Warren Avenue, looking southeast from Columbus Avenue, mid-1870s Unidentified photographer Albumen print 23 x 17.8 cm
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	IV. Charlestown Navy Yard
#122.30		"Ship Ohio, Navy Yard," ca. 1870 Unidentified photographer Albumen print cabinet card 19 x 13.7 cm
#122.31		"Shot Park, Navy Yard," ca. 1870 Unidentified photographer Albumen print cabinet card 19 x 13.3 cm
#122.32		"Dry Dock, Navy Yard," ca. 1870 Unidentified photographer Albumen print cabinet card 19.3 x 14 cm
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	V. Dorchester
#122.33		View from Meeting House Hill, Dorchester, looking south, 1870s Unidentified photographer Albumen photograph 23 x 17.8 cm
#122.34		View from Meeting House Hill, Dorchester, look southeast, 1870s Unidentified photographer Albumen photograph 22.8 x 17.8 cm
#122.35		View from Meeting House Hill, Dorchester, looking west, 1870s Unidentified photographer Albumen photograph 22.9 x 17.7 cm
#122.36		View of Savin Hill from Meeting House Hill, 1870s Unidentified photographer Albumen photograph 22.9 x 17.7 cm
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	VI. Jamaica Plain
#122.37		Soldier's Monument, Jamaica Plain, 1870s Unidentified photographer Albumen photograph 22.8 x 17.9 cm
#122.38		Jamaica Pond, Jamaica Plain, 1870s Unidentified photographer Albumen photograph 23 x 17.9 cm

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Preferred Citation

Boston, Mass. views, Photo. Coll. 122, Massachusetts Historical Society Photo Archives.

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Access Terms

This collection is indexed under the following headings in ABIGAIL, the online catalog of the Massachusetts Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related persons, organizations, or subjects should search the catalog using these headings.


	Persons:
		Folsom, Augustine H., photographer.
		Hawes, Josiah Johnson, 1808-1901, photographer.


	Organizations:
		Charlestown Navy Yard (Mass.)--Photographs.


	Subjects:
		Beacon Street (Boston, Mass.)--Photographs.
		Boston (Mass.)--Photographs.
		Boston Harbor (Mass.)--Photographs.
		Buildings--Massachusetts--Boston--Photographs.
		Dorchester (Boston, Mass.)--Photographs.
		Jamaica Plain (Boston, Mass.)--Photographs.
		Public Garden (Boston, Mass.)--Photographs.
		Streets--Massachusetts--Boston--Photographs.
		Wharves--Massachusetts--Boston--Photographs.

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Collection processed by Megan Friedel, 2003.
Encoded by Susan Martin, April 2011

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