Bird's-eye view of T Wharf, Boston, Mass. – Antique Map 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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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Bird's-eye view of T Wharf, Boston, Mass.. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Bird's-eye view of T Wharf, Boston, Mass.
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From an elevated vantage point, this stereograph shows T Wharf, a working pier on Boston's waterfront tied to the city's fishing trade. Keystone View Company published large numbers of stereo cards, and this one, issued around 1901 under the copyright of B.L. Singley, was meant to be viewed through a stereoscope for a three-dimensional effect. Boston's harbor was busy with fishing and shipping at the turn of the century, so the card offers a useful glimpse of that waterfront life. The date and photographer come from unverified caption data, so treat them as approximate.
| Created / published | c1901. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print on stereo card : stereograph. |
| Subjects | Stereo copyrighted by B.L. Singley (Keystone View Co.). No. 11681. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Mass.--Boston--Waterfront; Photog. I; Fishing (Industry); Wharves; Mass.--B---Views--ca. 1901; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,362 × 1,536 px · prints to 5 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-137576 |
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