[Trustees of the Boston Public Library, seated left to right: Henry W. Haynes, Frederick O. Prince, Samuel A.B. Abbot, William R. Richards, and Phineas Pierce, in room with clock on mantel] / Halberstadt Photographs, Boston [and] Cambridge, Mass. – Historic Photo Reproduction
![[Trustees of the Boston Public Library, seated left to right: Henry W. Haynes, Frederick O. Prince, Samuel A.B. Abbot, William R. Richards, and Phineas Pierce, in room with clock on mantel] / Halberstadt Photographs, Boston [and] Cambridge, Mass., [1893 or 1894] — historic photograph](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/33/3329541db1ca-L.webp)
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[Trustees of the Boston Public Library, seated left to right: Henry W. Haynes, Frederick O. Prince, Samuel A.B. Abbot, William R. Richards, and Phineas Pierce, in room with clock on mantel] / Halberstadt Photographs, Boston [and] Cambridge, Mass. comes to life in this historic photograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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[Trustees of the Boston Public Library, seated left to right: Henry W. Haynes, Frederick O. Prince, Samuel A.B. Abbot, William R. Richards, and Phineas Pierce, in room with clock on mantel] / Halberstadt Photographs, Boston [and] Cambridge, Mass.
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Five men seated in a room with a clock on the mantel are the trustees of the Boston Public Library: Henry W. Haynes, Frederick O. Prince, Samuel A.B. Abbot, William R. Richards, and Phineas Pierce. The photograph is dated 1893 or 1894, when the library was still housed on Boylston Street and the trustees were overseeing plans for the Copley Square building that opened in 1895. Made by Halberstadt, a Boston studio, the portrait offers a formal record of the men who governed the institution in those years.
| Created / published | [1893 or 1894] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Genre | Portrait photographs 1890-1900.Group portraits 1890-1900.Photographic prints 1890-1900. |
| Subjects | Boston Public Library--People--1890-1900. Libraries--Massachusetts--Boston--1890-1900. Mantels--Massachusetts--Boston--1890-1900. Clocks & watches--1890-1900. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 3,326 px · prints to 14 × 11 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-202681 |
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