The Seamen's Bethel, erected by the Boston Port Society, A.D. 1833 – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare antique engraving captures The Seamen's Bethel, erected by the Boston Port Society, A.D. 1833 in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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The Seamen's Bethel, erected by the Boston Port Society, A.D. 1833
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The Seamen's Bethel was built in 1833 by the Boston Port Society as a place of worship for people who made their living on the water, and it stood near the city's busy waterfront. This engraving appeared in Gilbert Haven and Thomas Russell's 1872 book on Father Taylor, the sailor preacher who spoke from its pulpit for decades. Herman Melville drew on Taylor's reputation when he wrote the sermon scene in *Moby-Dick*, which helps explain why the building has long been linked with American maritime literature.
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
|---|---|
| Notes | 1872 |
| Subjects | Illus. in: Gilbert Haven and Thomas Russell, Father Taylor, the Sailor Preacher, Boston, 1872, p. 111. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Mass.--Boston--?; Sailors; Charity...; BI--Works; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,201 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-137008 |
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