Old Boston. Beacon Hill from the present site of the reservoir between Hancock & Temple Sts. – Vintage Wall Art
(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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Old Boston. Beacon Hill from the present site of the reservoir between Hancock & Temple Sts. comes to life in this antique lithograph, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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Old Boston. Beacon Hill from the present site of the reservoir between Hancock & Temple Sts.
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This "Old Boston" lithograph shows Beacon Hill from the spot where the Hancock and Temple Streets reservoir would later stand. It reproduces a drawing J.R. Smith made on site in 1811, so the scene reflects Boston's appearance about four decades before the 1858 printing. The publisher, Smith, Knight & Tappan, issued it as part of a series of nostalgic city views, which were popular with Bostonians who were watching the old landscape change quickly. The hill's crest was later reshaped as the city grew, which gives the view its value as a record of a vanished streetscape.
| Created / published | Boston : Smith, Knight & Tappan, c1858 August 5. |
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| Medium | 1 print : lithograph, col ; 28.1 (32.4 with text) x 36.8 cm. |
| Genre | Beacon Hill; 2. Capitols--Massachusetts--Boston; 3. Monuments--Massachusetts--Boston; 4. Excavation; I. Smith |
| Notes | This record contains unverified data from P&AGA catalog and PGA shelflist cards. Associated name on shelflist card: Bufford, J.H. From a drawing made on the spot by J.R. Smith in 1811 |
| Subjects | 12." Plate 5. Copyright by Geo. G. Smith. P&AGA card tracings: 1. Massachusetts--Boston |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 5,071 × 5,360 px · prints to 17 × 18 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 04557u Old Boston. Beacon Hill from the present site of the reservoir between Hancock & Temple Sts. |
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