View of Boston, July 4th 1870
Item Information
- Title:
- View of Boston, July 4th 1870
- Description:
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This view of Victorian Boston portrays a prosperous city during its Independence Day celebration. Cannon smoke issuing from harbor island fortifications and a military re-enactment on the Boston Common are clearly evident. Boston is a city that is clearly undergoing rapid change. Industries have begun to crowd portions of the waterfront. The shipping trade that fueled Boston's prosperity for two centuries has fallen off due to the arrival of the railroads in the 1830s. Although the harbor is full of clipper ships that brought fame to Boston in the 1850s, the steamship, only two of which are visible, has decimated New England's shipbuilding industry, which was centered on wooden ships.
- Creator:
- Fuchs, F.
- Name on Item:
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F. Fuchs, del. & lith. New Eng. Lith. Co.
- Date:
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1870
- Format:
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Maps/Atlases
- Location:
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Boston Public Library
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center - Collection (local):
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Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
- Subjects:
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Boston (Mass.)--Aerial views
- Places:
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MassachusettsSuffolk (county)Boston
- Extent:
- 1 view : col. ; 65 x 92 cm.
- Terms of Use:
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No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
- Publisher:
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Philadelphia :
John Weik
- Scale:
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Not drawn to scale.
- Language:
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English
- Notes:
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Bird's-eye view.
- Notes (exhibitions):
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Exhibited: "Boston & Beyond: A Bird’s Eye View of New England" organized by the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center at the Boston Public Library, 2008.
- Identifier:
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06_01_001284
- Call #:
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G3764.B6A3 1870 .F8
- Barcode:
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39999052508171
39999058989599
- LCCN:
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75694551
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