New Custom House in Boston / Drawn by C.H. Billings; engraved by G.G. Smith. – Historic 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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Step back in time with New Custom House in Boston / Drawn by C.H. Billings; engraved by G.G. Smith., a historic print rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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New Custom House in Boston / Drawn by C.H. Billings; engraved by G.G. Smith.
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The print shows the New Custom House in Boston, a Greek Revival granite building on State Street, as its design was presented in 1840. Charles H. Billings drew the view and G. G. Smith engraved it in etching. The customhouse was a federal project of the period, when collecting duties on imported goods was a major source of government revenue, and the building's monumental columns and stone facade signaled that authority. The print was later kept in an album of materials gathered by Benjamin Brown French, a Washington official and collector.
| Created / published | 1840 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : etching ; 36 x 43 cm. |
| Notes | In album: Benjamin Brown French Photographs |
| Subjects | United States.--Division of Customs--Buildings--Massachusetts--Boston--1840. Customhouses--Massachusetts--Boston--1840. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,237 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-158139 |
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