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The First trees planted on Boston Common were set out between 1722 and 1729 lining Tremont Street as far as West Street ... – Vintage Photo Print

The First trees planted on Boston Common were set out between 1722 and 1729 lining Tremont Street as far as West Street ..., [1939] — historic print
The First trees planted on Boston Common were set out between 1722 and 1729 lining Tremont Street as far as West Street ..., [1939]. Historic print 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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The First trees planted on Boston Common were set out between 1722 and 1729 lining Tremont Street as far as West Street ... comes to life in this historic print, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.

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Printed as a June 1939 calendar blotter for the First National Bank of Boston, this color piece pairs a scene of old trees with a bank's advertising. Its caption notes that the first trees on Boston Common were set out between 1722 and 1729, lining Tremont Street as far as West Street. The Common, established in 1634, is generally regarded as the oldest public park in the United States, and early plantings like these reflected the town's effort to shade and beautify its open ground. The blotter shows how the city's history was used to promote local business in the late 1930s.

Created / published[1939]
Medium1 photomechanical print : col.
GenreConjectural works 1930-1940.Advertisements 1930-1940.Calendars 1930-1940.Photomechanical prints Color 1930-1940.
NotesIn calendar blotter for June 1939 used as advertisement for the First National Bank of Boston.
SubjectsGardening--Massachusetts--Boston--1720-1730. Trees--Massachusetts--Boston--1720-1730. Firsts--Massachusetts--Boston--1720-1730.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,089 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-170470

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