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Bird's-eye view of waterfront, Boston, Mass. – Vintage Map Wall Art

Bird's-eye view of waterfront, Boston, Mass., c1906. — historic photograph
Bird's-eye view of waterfront, Boston, Mass., c1906.. Historic photograph from the Boston collection.

(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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This rare historic photograph captures Bird's-eye view of waterfront, Boston, Mass. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Bird's-eye view of waterfront, Boston, Mass.

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A high vantage point gives this c1906 view of the Boston waterfront its sweep, with wharves, piers and harbor traffic laid out below. The subjects listed for the print include side-wheel steamers, which were a familiar sight on the harbor in those years, alongside the ships and docks that handled the port's freight and passengers. The photograph was copyrighted by the Detroit Publishing Co., a firm that produced large numbers of American views around 1900 and 1910, many of them sold as popular souvenir prints. Its cracked negative, noted in the record, is a reminder of how these images passed through many hands before reaching a library collection.

Created / publishedc1906.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1910.
NotesH84741 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 019604. No. Photograph copyrighted by the Detroit Publishing Co. Title from item.
SubjectsBoston (Mass.)--1900-1910. Piers & wharves--Massachusetts--Boston--1900-1910. Harbors--Massachusetts--Boston--1900-1910. Ships--Massachusetts--Boston--1900-1910. Side wheelers--Massachusetts--Boston--1900-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,206 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-150004

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