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Fort Independence, Pleasure Bay, South Boston, Mass. – Antique Wall Art

Fort Independence, Pleasure Bay, South Boston, Mass., c1906. — historic photograph
Fort Independence, Pleasure Bay, South 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 Fort Independence, Pleasure Bay, South Boston, Mass. in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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Fort Independence, Pleasure Bay, South Boston, Mass.

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Fort Independence sits on Castle Island at the mouth of Boston Harbor, and this c1906 view places it beside Pleasure Bay, the calm inlet on the South Boston shore where families gathered for summer outings. The subjects listed for the picture include children at play and sailboats on the water, which show the fort serving as a backdrop to ordinary seaside leisure rather than as a military site alone. The fort's granite walls date to the early 1800s, and the bay's sheltered water made it a popular spot for both recreation and boating. The picture is one of the Detroit Publishing Company's glass negatives, a body of work known for documenting American places in the early twentieth century.

Created / publishedc1906.
Medium1 negative : glass ; 8 x 10 in.
GenreDry plate negatives.
NotesDetroit Publishing Co. no. 019640. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
SubjectsForts & fortifications. Bays. Children playing outdoors. Sailboats.United States--Massachusetts--Boston.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection
Original scan973 × 798 px
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-DET-62991

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