Historic New England

View of commercial buildings on the corner of Tremont Street and Eliot Street, Boston, Mass., ca. 1872

View of commercial buildings on the corner of Tremont Street and Eliot Street. Boston common is in the distance. Streetcar tracks are in the foreground.

Date: ca. 1872

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202282

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.069-A

View of commercial buildings and street traffic on the corner of Court Street and Tremont Street

View of commercial buildings, street traffic, and storefronts on the corner of Court Street and Tremont Street. A streetcar in motion is visible in the foreground, left.

Date: ca. 1864

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202283

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.070

Interior view of Faneuil Hall prior to the Semi-Centennial Dinner given by the occupants of Faneuil Hall Market

Interior view of Faneuil Hall prior to the Semi-Centennial Dinner given by the occupants of Faneuil Hall Market. Banquet tables are set with candles and flowers. A banner hanging on the back wall reads, "50th Anniversary."

Date: 26 August 1876

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202284

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.014-A

Exterior view of the Hancock House with Elizabeth Lowell Hancock (Moriarty) Wood (standing left)

Exterior view of the Hancock House with Elizabeth Hancock Wood and an unidentified woman standing on the balcony.

Date: 1858

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202285

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.016-A

Exterior view of the Massachusetts State House

Oblique exterior view of the Massachusetts State House.

Date: ca. 1874

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202286

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.007

Interior view of the Council Chamber of the Massachusetts State House

Interior view of the Council Chamber of the Massachusetts State House. The room is empty. Books are stacked on one side of the u-shaped desk. An unfurled American flag is propped in one corner of the room (background, left).

Date: ca. 1874

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202287

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.008

Interior view of the Senate Chamber in the Massachusetts State House

Interior view of the Senate Chamber in the Massachusetts State House, as seen from the left side of the room. The Senate Chamber is empty.

Date: ca. 1874

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202288

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.009

Interior view of the office of the Executive Department of the Massachusetts State House

Interior view of the office of the Executive Department of the Massachusetts State House. The office is empty.

Date: ca. 1874

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202289

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.010

Interior view of the Massachusetts State House Library

Interior view of the Massachusetts State House Library, as seen from the library's second floor. The library is empty.

Date: ca. 1874

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202290

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.010-A

Interior view of Doric Hall, Massachusetts State House, facing the north wall

Interior view of Doric Hall, Massachusetts State House, facing marble statues by Sir Francis Chantrey (George Washington, center statue, 1826) and Thomas Ball (Massachusetts Governor John A. Andrew, 1870).

Date: ca. 1874

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202291

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.011

View of commercial buildings and traffic, "Old" Adams Square

Eye-level view of commercial buildings and traffic, Adams Square, as seen from Faneuil Hall. Pedestrians stand on the street corners, in front of men and boy's clothing stores.

Date: 1865

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202292

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.014

Exterior view of the third Harrison Gray Otis House, 45 Beacon Street

Oblique exterior view of the third Harrison Gray Otis House, 45 Beacon Street, later the Austin House.

Date: 1869

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202293

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.017

Exterior view of the Brattle Street Church, Brattle Square

Oblique exterior view of the Brattle Street Church, Brattle Square, with an unidentified man standing on a street corner opposite the church. A carriage is parked in front of the City Hotel (right, rear).

Date: ca. 1871

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202294

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.024-2

Exterior view of 85 and 87 Court Street, Boston, Mass.

The storefront for C. Copeland Confectionery can be seen in the image. To the right is B.S. Wright & Company Ninoken Oyster House, wholesale and retail.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202295

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.029-A

Aerial view of Fort Hill Square, Boston, Mass., ca. 1868

Aerial view of Fort Hill Square in Boston, Massachusetts with commercial and domestic facades. Fort Hill was one of the three peaks of the city, extending from Pearl Street, Batterymarch Street, Broad Street, and the harbor, and was eighty feet high. The hill was originally called Corn Hill because ...

Date: ca. 1868

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202296

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.033

Exterior view of the front side of the Museum of Fine Arts building, Copley Square

Oblique exterior view of the front side of the Museum of Fine Arts building, Copley Square

Date: ca. 1889

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202297

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.038-1

Interior of Coliseum, St. James Park, Boston, Mass., June 18, 1872

The World Peace Jubilee and International Music Festival was held in Boston in 1872 to commemorate the end of the Franco-Prussian War. The Boston Coliseum, which housed the event, was designed by William Preston and intended to be a temporary structure. The event was organized by composer and bandma...

Date: 1872

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202298

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.038-2

Exterior view of row houses on Otis Place

Oblique exterior view of row houses on Otis Place. An unidentified woman leaning on a windowsill is visible in the foreground, left; unhitched carts are on the street.

Date: ca. 1855

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202299

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.050

View of Park Street and Boston Common from the steps of the Massachusetts State House, including "Bulfinch Row"

View of Bulfinch Row and Park Street residences (left) and Boston Common (right) from the steps of the Massachusetts State House. The steeple of the Park Street Church is visible. A fountain is in the foreground.

Date: ca. 1855

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202300

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.051

Interior view of the Boston Music Hall facing the stage

Interior view of the Boston Music Hall facing the stage, as seen from the mezzanine level. Chairs and music stands are arranged on stage. The Hall is empty.

Date: 1900

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202301

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.044-1

Interior view of the Boston Music Hall facing audience seating, as seen from the stage

Interior view of the Boston Music Hall facing audience seating, as seen from the stage. Chairs and music stands are arranged on stage. The Hall is empty.

Date: 1900

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202302

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.044-2

Close-up view of the "Great" pipe organ and platform in Boston Music Hall, as decorated for Charles Sumner's memorial service

Close-up view of the "Great" pipe organ and platform in Boston Music Hall, as decorated for Charles Sumner's memorial service. Two portraits of Sumner and a statue of Beethoven decorate the platform.

Date: 29 April 1874

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202303

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.044

View of Mount Vernon Street from Walnut Street

View of Mount Vernon Street from Walnut Street. An unidentified man, possibly in uniform, is standing on the sidewalk. Wrought iron and wood tree guards and grilles are installed on the street.

Date: ca. 1860

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202304

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.047

Exterior view of the Masonic Temple building and Grand Lodge headquarters for the City of Boston, 186 Tremont Street at Boylston Street, Boston, Mass., ca. 1884

The second Masonic Temple building on this site was dedicated in 1867 but destroyed by fire in 1895. The image offers a view down Boylston Street to the intersection with Washington Street. A sign for Sage's Trunk Depot can be seen at the Washington Street intersection. Advertising can be seen on th...

Date: ca. 1884

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202305

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.083

Interior view of King's Chapel facing altar and pulpit

Interior view of King's Chapel facing altar and pulpit.

Date: ca. 1877

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202306

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.082

View of traffic on Tremont Street, including the Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Tremont Street at Winter Street, Boston, Mass., 1907

Commercial and pedestrian traffic is seen on Tremont Street, between Winter Street and Temple Place. The facade of the Cathedral Church of St. Paul is seen in the image. Two newsboys stand on the left side of the image with Park Street Station on the right side of the image.The businesses lining Tre...

Date: 1907

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202307

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.079

Exterior view of Horticultural Hall, corner of Tremont Street and Bromfield Street

Oblique exterior view of the second Horticultural Hall of the Massachuetts Horticultural Society at the corner of Tremont Street and Bromfield Street. Unidentified men are standing in front of the building, including an employee of the Ashburton & Co. Agricultural Store; one man is visible through t...

Date: ca. 1880

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202308

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.078

Exterior view of "Old" Trinity Church with horse-drawn carriages, Summer Street and Hawley Street, Boston, Mass.

Oblique exterior view of "Old" Trinity Church, Summer Street at Hawley Street, prior to its destruction in the Great Boston Fire. Horse-drawn carriages are parked on the street.

Date: 1872

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202309

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.068

View of commercial traffic and pedestrians, corner of State Street and Kilby Street

View of pedestrians (men and boys) standing on the corner of State Street and Kilby Street. Many hold packages.

Date: ca. 1887

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202310

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.063

View of Pemberton Square facing south

View of Pemberton Square facing south. A man riding a bicycle and a horse-driven cart are on the street.

Date: 1885

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202311

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.059

View of Pemberton Square facing north, Boston, Mass.

A horse-drawn vehicle stands at the far end of Pemberton Square.

Date: ca. 1879

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202312

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.058

View of the garrison at Fort Warren

View of troops stationed at Fort Warren, Boston, and ordnance. Troops are standing at attention. A small marching band is in front of the garrison.

Date: March 1864

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202363

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.133

Park Square in 1837, from a rare contemporary lithograph, published by Charles E. Goodspeed, 5A Park Street, Boston, Mass., 1902

Text on the left side below the image reads "Drawn on stone by Robert Sturn."

Date: 1902

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202364

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.136

Panoramic view of Washington Street

Photograph of a panoramic print featured in Gleason's Pictorial Drawing Room Companion depicting the west side of Washington Street form Court Street to 295 Washington Street, above Winter Street.

Date: n.d.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202365

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.140

Group portrait of men and women attending a Roosevelt Club dinner at the Hotel Somerset

Group portrait of men and women attending a Roosevelt Club dinner in honor of Henry Cabot Lodge. Most are seated at Hotel Somerset dining room tables. Henry Cabot Lodge (ninth from left) is among twenty men standing at the head table. Programs for the event are on every table.

Date: 20 November 1920

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202366

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.297

E.H.S. class 1871-1874, Young's Hotel, Jan. 18, 1913

Group portrait of graduates of the E.H.S. class of 1871-1874, most seated, before dining in Young's Hotel.

Date: 18 January 1913

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202367

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.315

Group portrait of part of the Boston Highlands Society Sunday School

This group portrait depicts sixty-one members of the Boston Highlands Society Sunday School in Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: ca. 1899

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202368

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.307-A

Group portrait of twelve members of the Society for Medical Improvement

Copy of a daguerreotype depicting a studio portrait of twelve members of the Society for Medical Improvement: Zabdiel Boylston Adams (1793-1855); Jacob Bigelow (1786-1879); Walter Channing (1786-1876); John C. Hayden; John Homans; David Osgood; John Barnard Swett Jackson (1806-1879); Charles Gideon ...

Date: 1850

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202369

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.305

Group portrait of sixteen newspaper men and reporters standing on the front steps of the Massachusetts State House

Group portrait of sixteen newspaper men and reporters standing on the front steps of the State House, including Charles E. Mann (front row, third from left), Raymond Bridgeman (front row, second from left), Arthur Bridgeman (first row, first from left), and Bill Murphy (back row, second from right).

Date: 1903

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202370

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.300

Group portrait of eleven men

Studio portrait of a group of eleven men.

Date: n.d.

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202371

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.308

Group portrait of members of the Massachusetts Historical Society, ca. 1877

Group portrait of members of the Massachusetts Historical Society standing on the front steps of Society President R. C. Winthrop's house, Brookline.

Date: ca. 1877

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202372

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.299

Group portrait of members of the Friday Club

Copy of a daguerreotype depicting a studio group portrait of members of the Friday Club, most seated. From left to right: C. P. Curtis; Thomas Motley; Nathan Hale; Benjamin Robbins Curtis; George Hayward; James K. Mills; Lemuel Shaw; Francis Calley Gray; Nathan Appleton; Charles H. Warren; William S...

Date: ca. 1855

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202373

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.307

Group portrait taken to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of Faneuil Hall Market

Group studio portrait taken of the Mayor of Boston and the four original occupants to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of Faneuil Hall Market. From left to right: Nathan Robbins; Harrison Bird; Honorable Samuel C. Cobb, Mayor; F. Herman Curtis; and Ebenezer Holden.

Date: 26 August 1876

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202374

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.313

Group portrait of the Third Battalion of the Eighth Massachusetts Infantry

Composite photograph of the Third Battalion of the Eighth Massachusetts Infantry on Boston Common during its last evening parade.

Date: 18 April 1899

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202375

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.319

Group portrait of the Lowell Baseball Club of Boston, 1865

In this group studio portrait of nine members of the Lowell Baseball Club of Boston, some of the players sit and some stand. The image is set against a background with architectural elements. Several players hold bats and caps. In the middle of the group, ball is displayed in a case set on a table. ...

Date: 1865

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202376

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.316

Group portrait of the Lowell Baseball Club of Boston, 1866

Studio group portrait of the Lowell Baseball Club of Boston. A ledger is open on the desk.

Date: 1866

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202377

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.317

Group portrait of (probably) Mrs. Andrew C. Wheelwright's Sewing Circle

Group portrait of (probably) Mrs. Andrew C. Wheelwright's Sewing Circle. Three of the seated women have sewing materials on their laps.

Date: 1899

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202378

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.321

Group portrait of men attending the pre-dinner reception of the Home Market Club

Group portrait of men standing on a decorated platform during the pre-dinner reception of the Home Market Club. All are dressed in formal evening attire.

Date: 16 January 1899

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202379

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.320