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Old Corner Bookstore, first brick building in Boston – Vintage Photo Print

Old Corner Bookstore, first brick building in Boston, c1909. — historic photograph
Old Corner Bookstore, first brick building in Boston, c1909.. Historic photograph from the Books & Writers 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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Step back in time with Old Corner Bookstore, first brick building in Boston, a historic photograph rich in period detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.

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The Old Corner Bookstore, at Washington and School streets, is described on this card as the first brick building in Boston, a claim the record does not verify. Built in the early eighteenth century, it later housed the publisher Ticknor and Fields, which issued work by Emerson, Hawthorne and Longfellow and was the first home of the *Atlantic Monthly*, so the building became a gathering place for American writers. This c1909 photoprint was issued by the Detroit Publishing Company, known for its views of American cities and landmarks.

Created / publishedc1909.
Medium1 photographic print.
NotesPhotoprint copyrighted by Detroit Publishing Co. No. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Geogr.; Brick; Architecture; Stores.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,164 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-149353

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