Historic New England

Exterior view of dwellings on Dartmouth Street at Bladger Street, future site of the Boston Public Library building

Exterior view of dwellings on Dartmouth Street at Bladger Street, future site of the Boston Public Library building (1895).

Date: ca. 1873

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202257

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.042

View of Franklin Street before the fire of 1872, Franklin Place and Tontine Crescent, Boston, Mass., 1856-1858

Tontine Crescent, a Bulfinch designed block of residences, is seen on the right side of the image. It was completed in 1794 and demolished in 1858. The block was part of Franklin Street and was between Hawley and Otis Streets. The central pavilion with the pillars was used by the Boston Library Soci...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202258

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.043

Close-up view of the "Great" pipe organ in Boston Music Hall

Close-up view of the "Great" pipe organ, Music Hall, Hamilton Place. A statue of Beethoven stands in front of the organ.

Date: ca. 1875

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202259

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.045

View of Long Wharf demolition, State Street and Atlantic Avenue

View of commercial buildings being razed at State Street and Atlantic Avenue during the demolition of Long Wharf. Construction workers are standing on a razed lot, right; commercial traffic is on the left.

Date: ca. 1867

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202260

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.046

Exterior view of the Feather Warehouse, corner of North Market Street and Merchants Row

Oblique exterior view of the Feather Warehouse, corner of North Market Street and Merchants Row. Building houses Manning, Glover & Co., manufacturers of curled hair.

Date: ca. 1862

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202261

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.049

Exterior view of commercial buildings and storefronts between 187 and 195 Massachusetts Avenue

Exterior view of commercial buildings and storefronts between 187 and 195 Massachusetts Avenue, including the Window Box Cafe, the Fenway Barber Shop, The Melody Shop, a shoe and hat repair shop, and a locksmiths/hardware store. Streetcar tracks are in the foreground.

Date: 1941

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202262

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.049-1

Exterior view of the first Brazer Building, State and Devonshire Streets, Boston, Mass., 1897

Brazer's Building is seen with posters for the Bowdoin Square Theatre and Hollis Street Theatre. The dates on the posters that can be read are October 1896.

Date: 1897

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202263

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.062

Exterior view of the C. F. Hovey & Co. commercial buildings, Summer Street

Exterior, eye-level view of C. F. Hovey & Co. commercial buildings, Summer Street. Streetcar tracks are in the foreground.

Date: ca. 1890

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202264

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.065

Park Square, "Apple Mary" selling fruit, Boston, Mass., 1863

"Apple Mary" sells her fruit to an unidentified man at the edge of the Boston Common at the intersection of Boylston and Charles Streets. The Edwin M. Thayer grocery store is in the background on the left at 75 Boylston Street. The center and right portion of the image is the Boston and Providence R...

Date: 1863

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202265

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.052

View of Boston Common and the Park Street Church from Tremont Street

View of Boston Common and the Park Street Church from Tremont Street facing northeast. Streetcar tracks are in the foreground.

Date: 1870

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202266

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.053

View of commercial buildings and street traffic, corner of Pearl Street and Milk Street

View of commercial buildings and street traffic, corner of Pearl Street and Milk Street. Numerous signs for businesses are mounted to the exteriors of the buildings, including that of the Pearl Street House.

Date: ca. 1870

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202267

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.055

Exterior view of the National Theatre, Portland Street

Oblique exterior view of the National Theatre, Portland Street near Merrimac Street. A horse-drawn carriage is passing the theatre building.

Date: ca. 1859

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202268

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.056

View of family tablets in the Memorial Close, Old North Church, Salem Street

View of family tablets in the Memorial Close, Old North Church, Salem Street. Snow is on the ground.

Date: ca. 1925

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202269

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.059-A

View of Pemberton Square, wintertime

View of Pemberton Square facing south, wintertime. Snow is on the ground.

Date: ca. 1864

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202270

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.058-A

Exterior view of the Stoddard House and adjacent dwellings, Prince Street

Exterior view of the Stoddard House, 130 Prince Street, and adjacent dwellings.

Date: ca. 1881

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202271

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.057

Close-up view of a tablet commemorating the one-hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution, as mounted in the Memorial Close of Old North Church, Salem Street

Close-up view of a tablet commemorating the one-hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the United States Constitution, as mounted in honor of George Hearst and Pheobe Appleton Hearst in the Memorial Close of Old North Church, Salem Street.

Date: ca. 1925

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202272

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.059-B

Exterior view of the Scollay Building, intersection of Cambridge Street and Court Street (Scollay Square)

The Scollay Building has signs advertising the businesses located there.

Date: 1858

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202273

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.059-1

View of commercial buildings and street traffic on Court Street at the head of Cornhill

View of commercial buildings and street traffic, Court Street at the head of Cornhill. The Scollay Building is on the left, George Clark, Jr.'s photographic studio is on the right.

Date: 1858

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202274

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.059-2

View of commercial traffic on State Street

View of commercial traffic on State Street, including wagons and coaches.

Date: 1870

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202275

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.061

Exterior view of Old City Hall, School Street

Eye-level exterior view of Old City Hall, School Street.

Date: 1858

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202276

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.059-C

View of commercial buildings on State Street, including Old Merchants Exchange building

Oblique view of buildings on State Street with light commercial traffic. The Old Merchants Exchange building is in the foreground, right.

Date: ca. 1860

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202277

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.060

Exterior view the Old Merchants Exchange building, State Street, Boston, Mass.

Horse-drawn carriages stand in front of the Merchants Exchange Building on State Street.

Date: 1858

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202278

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.063-1

Exterior view of bow-front row houses on Summer Street

Exterior view of bow-front row houses on Summer Street, as seen from Bedford Street.

Date: 1858

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202279

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.064

Exterior view of the Nathaniel Goddard House, corner of Summer Street and Kingston Street

Exterior oblique view of the Nathaniel Goddard House, corner of Summer Street and Kingston Street.

Date: 1868

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202280

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.066

View of commercial buildings and street traffic at the intersection of Boylston Street and Tremont Street

View of commercial buildings and street traffic at the intersection of Boylston Street and Tremont Street. Streetcar tracks are in the foreground.

Date: 1868

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 202281

Ref. Code: PC001.01.TMP.069

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

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