DETAIL, NORTHWEST PIER, TOWER AND LIGHT STANDARD – Historic Print
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This rare historic image captures DETAIL, NORTHWEST PIER, TOWER AND LIGHT STANDARD in remarkable detail. It comes from the Snapshots of the Past collection, curated over 25 years for its historical value.
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DETAIL, NORTHWEST PIER, TOWER AND LIGHT STANDARD
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Its focus is a close view of the northwest pier, a tower, and a light standard, architectural pieces that rarely get a picture to themselves in a park better known for its lagoon and flower beds. The Public Garden was laid out in the late 1830s as one of the first public botanical gardens in the United States, and its ornamental fixtures reflect a 19th-century effort to make city parks orderly, lit, and genteel. Lamps like these marked the shift from oil to gas and later electric lighting, which let visitors stroll well after dark. The detail is worth a second look for the craftsmanship in fittings that most park visitors pass without noticing.
| Original scan | 3,682 × 4,798 px · prints to 12 × 16 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | 12. DETAIL, NORTHWEST PIER, TOWER AND LIGHT STANDARD |
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