Boston City Hall, Massachusetts, 1903 – Vintage Photo Print
(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 image captures Boston City Hall, Massachusetts, 1903 in remarkable detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
Library of Congress record: [Panoramic view of Boston City Hall, School Street, Boston, Mass.]
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Boston City Hall, Massachusetts, 1903
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Boston's Old City Hall on School Street, shown here in 1903, had served as the seat of city government since the mid-1860s, when the Gothic building replaced earlier offices. By then the city was a major port and manufacturing center, with shoe and leather works, textile and clothing shops, and wharves that handled coastal and foreign cargo. Boston had begun to modernize its streets: the Boston Elevated Railway had been formed in 1894, and the Tremont Street subway, opened in 1897, was among the first underground rapid transit lines in the country. That fall, the city's American League team met the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first modern World Series, and Boston won the best-of-nine contest five games to three. Residents of the period would have known the downtown district as the center of commerce, civic life, and the city's growing immigrant neighborhoods.
| Created / published | 1903 |
|---|---|
| Creator | e. chickering & co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--Massachusetts |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,867 px · prints to 18 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | [Panoramic view of Boston City Hall, School Street, Boston, Mass.] |
| Reference | MA Boston City Hall 1903 |
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