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001da Clothing. J. W. Smith & Co. merchant tailors and clothers, Dock Square, corner of Elm Street Boston – Antique Photo Print

001da Clothing. J. W. Smith & Co. merchant tailors and clothers, Dock Square, corner of Elm Street Boston — historic image
001da Clothing. J. W. Smith & Co. merchant tailors and clothers, Dock Square, corner of Elm Street Boston. Historic image from the Boston collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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001da Clothing. J. W. Smith & Co. merchant tailors and clothers, Dock Square, corner of Elm Street Boston comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.

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001da Clothing. J. W. Smith & Co. merchant tailors and clothers, Dock Square, corner of Elm Street Boston

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Dock Square, at the corner of Elm Street, is the setting for this colored view of the J. W. Smith & Co. clothing house, which billed itself as merchant tailors and clothiers. The square was one of Boston's oldest marketplaces, close to Faneuil Hall and the waterfront, so its shops served a steady stream of townspeople, shoppers and sailors. Views of storefronts like this one were a common way for merchants to advertise their names and wares, and the color work draws attention to the signs and goods meant to catch a passerby's eye. The print offers a useful glimpse of commercial life in the city's old center.

Original scan1,261 × 1,738 px · prints to 4 × 6 in at 300 dpi
Reference001da Clothing. J. W. Smith & Co. merchant tailors and clothers, Dock Square, corner of Elm Street Boston

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