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Vicinity of Boston, from Bunker Hill monument, 1853 / engraved by James Smillie.

Vicinity of Boston, from Bunker Hill monument, 1853 / engraved by Jame...

Print showing a bird's-eye view, looking north and west, of the city of Boston and notable landmarks of the surrounding communities. Includes numbered key identifying prominent features.

[View from Beacon Hill] - Public domain scan / drawing

[View from Beacon Hill] - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows view from a British redoubt, with cannon and soldier in the foreground, on Beacon Hill. Includes legend which identifies prominent features, such as the (1) Mystic River, (8) North Boston, and (11... More

Essays on the present crisis in the condition of the American Indians / first published in the National Intelligencer, under the signature of William Penn

Essays on the present crisis in the condition of the American Indians ...

Picryl description: Public domain document page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

The grand national caravan moving east. / drawn by Hassan Straightshanks, under the immediate Superintendence of Maj. Jack Downing.

The grand national caravan moving east. / drawn by Hassan Straightshan...

A burlesque parade, led by Andrew Jackson and satirizing various aspects of his administration. The procession moves from right to left. At its head is Jackson, seated on a horse with Martin Van Buren cross-le... More

The decapitation of a great block head by the mysterious agency of the claret coloured coat

The decapitation of a great block head by the mysterious agency of the...

A cryptic and anonymous satire probably referring to the 1834 "decapitation" of the wooden figure-head of Andrew Jackson, placed on the ship "Constitution" when it was refitted at Boston. The deed was perpetrat... More

Big crowd in decorated room. Stereoscope Card. Library of Congress.

Big crowd in decorated room. Stereoscope Card. Library of Congress.

No. 6. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bird's-eye view of Boston, United States.

Bird's-eye view of Boston, United States.

Perspective map not drawn to scale. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 274 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. AACR2: 651

View of the city of Boston from Dorchester heights / painted & engraved by Robt. Havell ; coloured by Havell & Spearing.

View of the city of Boston from Dorchester heights / painted & engrave...

Print shows a distant view of Boston with ships in the harbor, the "Worcester Rail Road" on the left, the "Lowell Rail Road" on the right, and the Bunker Hill monument in the middle background.

Boston, from City Point near Sea Street / painted by W.J. Bennett ; engd. by W.J. Bennett.

Boston, from City Point near Sea Street / painted by W.J. Bennett ; en...

Print showing a view of Boston harbor with boats in the foreground and the city and a windmill in the background. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1833 by H.I Megarey, in the Clerks Office of t... More

The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Regt.

The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 177...

A sensationalized portrayal of the skirmish, later to become known as the "Boston Massacre," between British soldiers and citizens of Boston on March 5, 1770. On the right a group of seven uniformed soldiers, o... More

Bird's-eye view of waterfront, Boston, Massachusetts.

Bird's-eye view of waterfront, Boston, Massachusetts.

Photograph of Boston docks and harbor, with sail and steam vessels, including side wheelers. H84741 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 019604. No. LC-D4-19604 (cracked). Photograph copyrighted by the Detroit Publishing Co.

Bird's-eye view of waterfront, Boston, Massachusetts.

Bird's-eye view of waterfront, Boston, Massachusetts.

Photograph of Boston docks and harbor, with sail and steam vessels, including side wheelers. H84741 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 019604. No. LC-D4-19604 (cracked). Photograph copyrighted by the Detroit Publishing Co.

A view of Boston from Dorchester Neck / Wm. Pierre delin.

A view of Boston from Dorchester Neck / Wm. Pierre delin.

Print shows view across harbor of Boston from Dorchester, Massachusetts. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F.W. Des Barres, .... London : 1777... More

Grand bobalition, or "Great anniversary fussible"

Grand bobalition, or "Great anniversary fussible"

Another in the "bobalition" series of broadsides parodying the manners, illiteracy, and dialect of Boston blacks. (See no. 1819-2.) The illustration shows a black militia troop marching from left to right. The ... More

Our national coast defenses, Library of Congress drawings collection

Our national coast defenses, Library of Congress drawings collection

No accession number. This catalog record contains preliminary or unverified data from a project done in BRS software, ca. 1985. mm / 860224.

The political pot in Boston : who will get the pork?

The political pot in Boston : who will get the pork?

No accession number. This catalog record contains preliminary or unverified data from a project done in BRS software, ca. 1985. mm / 860224.

Tremont Street, Boston Massachusetts. view, photochrome print postcard.

Tremont Street, Boston Massachusetts. view, photochrome print postcard...

Copyright 1904 by Detroit Photographic Co. Title on inventory list: Tremont Street, Boston. Caption for similar images (LC-D4-10771 & 17025) lists title as: Tremont Street and Boston Common, Boston, Mass. Detr... More

Public Library, Copley Sq., Boston, Massachusetts.

Public Library, Copley Sq., Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows the Boston Public Library across Copley Square, the surrounding neighborhood, pedestrians, street cars, and horse and carriages. F40282 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 103.

Boston circa 1832 - Public domain  engraving

Boston circa 1832 - Public domain engraving

Print shows a view of Boston Harbor as it may have looked in 1832 with sailboats and rowboats in the foreground, a windmill in the middle distance, and the city of Boston in the background. Reproduction of an ... More

The Boston cries ; and, The story of the little match-boy

The Boston cries ; and, The story of the little match-boy

Page [1] (blank) mounted inside front cover. The cries are on p. [2], [5], [7], [9], [11], [13], the story on [4], [6], [8], [10], [12], [14]. John C. Riker published at 129 Fulton St., New York, between 1844 ... More

Vuë de Boston. Prospect der Könnig Strasse gegen das land thor zu Boston Vuë de la Rue du Roi vers la porte de la campagne a Boston / / gravé par Francois Xav. Habermann.

Vuë de Boston. Prospect der Könnig Strasse gegen das land thor zu Bost...

Print shows view of King Street in Boston, Massachusetts. (as characteristic of optical prints, series title is printed in reverse). Collection des prospects. Se vend á Augsbourg au Negoce com̄un de l'Academie... More

Boston, from City Point near Sea Street / painted by W.J. Bennett ; engd. by W.J. Bennett.

Boston, from City Point near Sea Street / painted by W.J. Bennett ; en...

Print showing a view of Boston harbor with boats in the foreground and the city and a windmill in the background. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1833 by H.I Megarey, in the Clerks Office of t... More

Vuë de Boston. Prospect des plazes vor dem rath house zu Boston Vuë de la rue et de la maison de ville a Boston / / gravé par Francois Xav. Habermann.

Vuë de Boston. Prospect des plazes vor dem rath house zu Boston Vuë de...

Print shows view of street with the old statehouse and other buildings in Boston, Massachusetts. (as characteristic of optical prints, series title is printed in reverse). Collection des prospects. Se vend á A... More

A south east view of the great town of Boston in New England in America / I. Carwitham sculp.

A south east view of the great town of Boston in New England in Americ...

Print shows view of Boston from the harbor, with ships in the foreground. Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller, at No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London. No. 34. Published in: The American Revolut... More

Practical illustration of the Fugitive Slave Law / E.C. del.

Practical illustration of the Fugitive Slave Law / E.C. del.

A satire on the antagonism between Northern abolitionists on the one hand, and Secretary of State Daniel Webster and other supporters of enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Here abolitionist William ... More

A Map of forty miles north, thirty miles west, and twentyfive miles south of Boston, including an accurate draft of the harbour and town.

A Map of forty miles north, thirty miles west, and twentyfive miles so...

Public domain image of a vintage map, geography atlas, maritime navigation, age of discovery, 16th-17th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

A plan of Boston, and its environs, shewing the true situation of His Majesty's army, and also those of the rebels. Drawn by an engineer at Boston, Octr. 1775. The principal part of this plan was survey'd by Richard Williams, Lieutenant at Boston ...

A plan of Boston, and its environs, shewing the true situation of His ...

Relief shown by hachures. Includes "References" to points of military and general interest. Oriented with north toward the upper right. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 932 Available also through the Librar... More

Bobalition of slavery - Public domain portrait print

Bobalition of slavery - Public domain portrait print

Another in the series of "bobalition" broadsides, marking the July 14 celebration of the anniversary of the abolition of the slave trade. (See no. 1819-2). The text, facetiously dated "Uly 14teenth 18 hundred ... More

Coliseum - interior / John P. Soule, 199 Washington St., Boston.

Coliseum - interior / John P. Soule, 199 Washington St., Boston.

Stereograph showing interior of concert hall, including the 8 feet in diameter drum, for the National Peace Jubilee in Boston, Massachusetts.

Park St. subway entrance, Boston, Massachusetts.

Park St. subway entrance, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows pedestrians and three entrances to the Boston subway on commercial area of Park Street. F34781 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 7014a.

Vuë de Boston. Prospect der Könnig Strasse gegen das land thor zu Boston Vuë de la Rue du Roi vers la porte de la campagne a Boston / / gravé par Francois Xav. Habermann.

Vuë de Boston. Prospect der Könnig Strasse gegen das land thor zu Bost...

Print shows view of King Street in Boston, Massachusetts. (as characteristic of optical prints, series title is printed in reverse). Collection des prospects. Se vend á Augsbourg au Negoce com̄un de l'Academie... More

A view of the City of Boston the capital of New England, in North America Vue de la ville de Boston, capitale de la Nouvelle Angleterre, dans l'Amérique Septentrionale / / drawn on the spot by his excellency, Governor Pownal ; painted by Mr. Pugh ; & engraved by P.C. Canot.

A view of the City of Boston the capital of New England, in North Amer...

Print shows view of Boston, Massachusetts, from Cambridge looking across the Charles River. Printed for John Bowles at No. 13 in Cornhill, Robert Sayer at No. 53 in Fleet Street, Thos. Jefferys the corner of S... More

Bird's eye view of Boston / drawn from nature and on stone by J. Bachmann ; lith. of Sarony & Major, New York.

Bird's eye view of Boston / drawn from nature and on stone by J. Bachm...

Copyright by John Bachmann. Public domain scan of American 19th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

View of the triumphal arch and colonnade, erected in Boston / engrav'd by S. Hill.

View of the triumphal arch and colonnade, erected in Boston / engrav'd...

Print shows an arch spanning the street in front of the state house in Boston, Massachusetts, in honor of George Washington's visit in October 1789. Illus. in: The Massachusetts magazine, or, Monthly museum of... More

Coliseum-Interior. England in 19th century.

Coliseum-Interior. England in 19th century.

No. 2. Title from Library Staff. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, England, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of 19th-century... More

The city of Boston 1879. - Public domain vintage map

The city of Boston 1879. - Public domain vintage map

Perspective map not drawn to scale. Bird's-eye-view. LC Panoramic maps (2nd ed.), 277 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Indexed for points of interest. AACR2: 100; 651/1... More

Bird's eye view of Boston. panoramic view

Bird's eye view of Boston. panoramic view

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Copley Square looking west, Boston, Massachusetts.

Copley Square looking west, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows the busy Copley Square with streetcars, and horse and carriages. The square is bounded by the Boston Public Library, Old South Church, and residences. F34927 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 7024a.

The Common from Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts.

The Common from Beacon Hill, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows junction of two paths on the Common, each lined with park benches of people reading newspapers and pedestrians. A fountain is in the center of the photo among the trees. F34922 U.S. Copyright Of... More

The lake & bridge, public gardens, Boston, Massachusetts.

The lake & bridge, public gardens, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows the suspension pedestrian bridge crossing the lake within the Public Gardens. A swan boat is headed toward the bridge, the swan boating dock with an awning and flag is on the right shoreline with... More

Vuë de Boston. Prospect der Könnig Strasse gegen das land thor zu Boston Vuë de la Rue du Roi vers la porte de la campagne a Boston / / gravé par Francois Xav. Habermann.

Vuë de Boston. Prospect der Könnig Strasse gegen das land thor zu Bost...

Print shows view of King Street in Boston, Massachusetts. (as characteristic of optical prints, series title is printed in reverse). Collection des prospects. Se vend á Augsbourg au Negoce com̄un de l'Academie... More

Boston, Charlestown & Bunker Hill as seen from the fort at Roxbury, 1828

Boston, Charlestown & Bunker Hill as seen from the fort at Roxbury, 18...

Bird's-eye view of Boston and vicinity showing distant view of Beacon Hill and the Massachusetts State House. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress). Published in: Gathering history: t... More

The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Regt.

The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 177...

A sensationalized portrayal of the skirmish, later to become known as the "Boston Massacre," between British soldiers and citizens of Boston on March 5, 1770. On the right a group of seven uniformed soldiers, o... More

Plan of the town with the attack on Bunkers-Hill in the peninsula of Charlestown, the 17th. of June 1775.

Plan of the town with the attack on Bunkers-Hill in the peninsula of C...

Scale ca. 1:19,000. Relief shown by hachures. Battle of Bunker Hill shown pictorially. From James Murray's Impartial history of the present war in America. v. 1. p. 431. Includes historical note on fires and in... More

Bunker Hill Monument, Boston, Massachusetts.

Bunker Hill Monument, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows the granite obelisk of the Bunker Hill Monument and outbuildings through the trees. Bunker Hill Monument is on Breed's Hill in Boston, it is a National Historic Landmark commemorating the Battle ... More

Sheep in Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts.

Sheep in Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows herd of sheep grazing in the foreground and people strolling on the grassy hill beyond. F34788 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 7028a. A country park created in Boston by Frederick Law Olmsted.

Boston inside out! Sins of a great city! A story of real life
View of the city of Boston from Dorchester heights / painted & engraved by Robt. Havell ; coloured by Havell & Spearing.

View of the city of Boston from Dorchester heights / painted & engrave...

Print shows a distant view of Boston with ships in the harbor, the "Worcester Rail Road" on the left, the "Lowell Rail Road" on the right, and the Bunker Hill monument in the middle background.

Practical illustration of the Fugitive Slave Law / E.C. del.

Practical illustration of the Fugitive Slave Law / E.C. del.

A satire on the antagonism between Northern abolitionists on the one hand, and Secretary of State Daniel Webster and other supporters of enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Here abolitionist William ... More

The town of Boston in New England - Public domain map

The town of Boston in New England - Public domain map

Pictorial map showing buildings. Facsimile. "Engraved from a copy in the possession of Wm. Taylor Esq. and published by George G. Smith, engraver ... Boston, 1835." Redrawn from a copy of State II (1725). "I ha... More

Map of the environs of Boston. - Public domain old map

Map of the environs of Boston. - Public domain old map

Scale ca. 1:46,000. Relief shown pictorially and by hachures. From The Remembrancer, 3d ed. 1775. Shows camp and lines of Generals Putnam, Ward, and Thomas and batteries and fortifications in the Boston area. A... More

The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Regt. / engrav'd, printed & sold by Paul Revere, Boston.

The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 177...

Print shows British troops firing on a group of citizens on a street in Boston, Massachusetts, with the Royal Custom House known as "Butcher's Hall" on the right, the First Church and Town House in the backgrou... More

Slavery as it exists in America. Slavery as it exists in England

Slavery as it exists in America. Slavery as it exists in England

A challenge to the Northern abolitionist view of the institution of slavery, favorably contrasting the living conditions of American slaves (above) with the lot of the industrial poor in England (below). The fi... More

Boston, from the ship house, west end of the navy yard / painted by W.J. Bennett ; engd. by W.J. Bennett.

Boston, from the ship house, west end of the navy yard / painted by W....

Print showing a view of Boston harbor with boats at dock on the left, boats and ships on the harbor, and the city in the background. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1833 by H.I Megarey in the ... More

Boston, Charlestown & Bunker Hill as seen from the fort at Roxbury, 1828

Boston, Charlestown & Bunker Hill as seen from the fort at Roxbury, 18...

Bird's-eye view of Boston and vicinity showing distant view of Beacon Hill and the Massachusetts State House. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress). Published in: Gathering history: t... More

The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Regt.

The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 177...

A sensationalized portrayal of the skirmish, later to become known as the "Boston Massacre," between British soldiers and citizens of Boston on March 5, 1770. On the right a group of seven uniformed soldiers, o... More

A Plan oe [i.e. of] the British lines on Boston Neck in August 1775.

A Plan oe [i.e. of] the British lines on Boston Neck in August 1775.

Scale ca. 1:3,300. Manuscript, pen-and-ink and watercolor. Has watermark. Oriented with north to the bottom. LC Maps of North America, 1750-1789, 915 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a... More

A view of the City of Boston the capital of New England, in North America / drawn on the spot by his excellency Governor Pownal.

A view of the City of Boston the capital of New England, in North Amer...

Print shows view of Boston, Massachusetts, from Cambridge looking across the Charles River; a shortened view with reduced skyline. Print attributed to Pierre Charles Canot.

A prospective view of the town of Boston, the capital of New-England - and the landing of --- troops in the year 1768, in consequence of letters from Gov. Bernard, the commissioners, &c. to the British ministry / P. Revere.

A prospective view of the town of Boston, the capital of New-England -...

Print shows eight British warships (numbered and identified in bottom margin) in the harbor with Boston in the background. Illus. in: Edes & Gill's North-American almanack, and Massachusetts register for the y... More

Copley Square looking east, Boston, Massachusetts.

Copley Square looking east, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows the busy Copley Square with pedestrians, mail trolleys, streetcars and horse and carriages. Square is bounded by Trinity Church (left), Hotel Westminister (center) and the Boston Museum of Fine ... More

Boston, from the ship house, west end of the navy yard / painted by W.J. Bennett ; engd. by W.J. Bennett.

Boston, from the ship house, west end of the navy yard / painted by W....

Print showing a view of Boston harbor with boats at dock on the left, boats and ships on the harbor, and the city in the background. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1833 by H.I Megarey in the ... More

A south east view of the great town of Boston in New England in America / I. Carwitham sculp.

A south east view of the great town of Boston in New England in Americ...

Print shows view of Boston from the harbor, with ships in the foreground. Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller, at No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London. No. 34. Published in: The American Revolut... More

The State House, Boston, Massachusetts. postcard

The State House, Boston, Massachusetts. postcard

Postcard shows close up view, front and side elevation, of Massachussets State House with additional side wings, copper dome, and equestrian statue of General Joseph Hooker on the left. People walking near the... More

State House, Boston, Massachusetts. postcard

State House, Boston, Massachusetts. postcard

Postcard shows front and side elevation of Massachusetts State House with surrounding monuments and Beacon Hill neighborhood. F40280 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 100.

Directory map showing small annexations, 1883

Directory map showing small annexations, 1883

Scale 1:19,800; 100 rods to an in. Photocopy. Base map: Sampson, Davenport & Co., Map of Boston for 1883. "Circles shown half mile distances from City Hall." In four corners of margin: D-958. In bottom margin: ... More

TR attends his son Archie's wedding at Boston, 1917 /

TR attends his son Archie's wedding at Boston, 1917 /

On April 14, 1917, Archie Roosevelt marries Grace S. Lockwood at the Emmanuel Church in Boston, Massachusetts. Side view of TR entering an automobile with two women, the one following TR may be his wife Edith; ... More

Boston Flag of Our Union - Newspaper, public domain, Library of Congress

Boston Flag of Our Union - Newspaper, public domain, Library of Congre...

Weekly Began in 1846; ceased Oct. 29, 1870? Publisher varies: Maturin M. Ballou, <Oct. 13, 1855-> Also issued on microfilm from University Microfilms International as part of the Early American Periodicals seri... More

Essays on the present crisis in the condition of the American Indians / first published in the National Intelligencer, under the signature of William Penn

Essays on the present crisis in the condition of the American Indians ...

Picryl description: Public domain document page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Boston from Willis Creek / William Pierre delin.

Boston from Willis Creek / William Pierre delin.

Print shows distant view of Boston from across river. Illus. in: The Atlantic Neptune, published for the use of the Royal Navy of Great Britain, by Joseph F.W. Des Barres, .... London : 1777-1781. This record ... More

Dreadful Riot on Negro Hill! - Public domain broadside, Library of Congress

Dreadful Riot on Negro Hill! - Public domain broadside, Library of Con...

Another in the "bobalition" series of broadsides, parodying black manners, illiteracy, and dialect. (See no. 1819-2.) The text describes, in the words of a "letter from Phillis to her sister in the country," a ... More

World's Peace Jubilee, 1872 -- Boston Coliseum

World's Peace Jubilee, 1872 -- Boston Coliseum

Stereograph shows an interior view of the Boston Coliseum decorated for the 182 World's Peace Jubilee. Entered according to act of Congress, A.D. 1872, by Chas. Pollock, in the Office of Librarian of Congress ... More

The Lake, public gardens, Boston, Massachusetts.

The Lake, public gardens, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows the lake within the public gardens shaded by mature trees. A boat of people are rowing towards a channel on the right of the island in the center of the postcard. Buildings can be seen in the ba... More

The Mall & Park St. Church, Boston, Massachusetts.

The Mall & Park St. Church, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows the busy pedestrian mall adjacent to the commercial area of Park Street in Boston with the edge of The Common on the left. The spires of the Park Street Church can be seen in the background behi... More

Harvard Bridge, Boston, Massachusetts. postcard

Harvard Bridge, Boston, Massachusetts. postcard

Postcard shows a steel girder bridge crossing the Charles River, with pedestrians, horse and wagon, and elevated railcars crossing. A bridge guardtower and small shed for Boston Elevated Railways Co. Div.s are ... More

Vuë de Boston. Prospect der König Strasse gegen das Land Thor zu Boston Vuë de la Rue du Roi vers la Porte de la Campagne a Boston gravé par Francois Xav. Habermann

Vuë de Boston. Prospect der König Strasse gegen das Land Thor zu Bosto...

Print shows view of King Street in Boston, Massachusetts. (as characteristic of optical prints, series title is printed in reverse). Printed on top left: Collection des prospects. Printed on bottom: Se vend á ... More

A view of the City of Boston the capital of New England, in North America Vue de la ville de Boston, capitale de la Nouvelle Angleterre, dans l'Amérique Septentrionale / / drawn on the spot by his excellency, Governor Pownal ; painted by Mr. Pugh ; & engraved by P.C. Canot.

A view of the City of Boston the capital of New England, in North Amer...

Print shows view of Boston, Massachusetts, from Cambridge looking across the Charles River. Printed for John Bowles at No. 13 in Cornhill, Robert Sayer at No. 53 in Fleet Street, Thos. Jefferys the corner of S... More

Boston, from the ship house, west end of the navy yard / painted by W.J. Bennett ; engd. by W.J. Bennett.

Boston, from the ship house, west end of the navy yard / painted by W....

Print showing a view of Boston harbor with boats at dock on the left, boats and ships on the harbor, and the city in the background. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1833 by H.I Megarey in the ... More

Essays on the present crisis in the condition of the American Indians / first published in the National Intelligencer, under the signature of William Penn

Essays on the present crisis in the condition of the American Indians ...

Picryl description: Public domain document page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Panoramic view of the ruins after the great fire in Boston, from a point opposite Trinity Church in Summer Street

Panoramic view of the ruins after the great fire in Boston, from a poi...

Print showing a panorama of the ruins of several buildings in Boston after the fire on November 9-10, 1872, some features identified, Somerset Street Church, Trinity Church, City Hall, Old South Church, New Pos... More

[Bird's-eye view of Boston, Massachusetts, with two vignettes of Natives hunting] / J. Turner, Boston, sculpt.

[Bird's-eye view of Boston, Massachusetts, with two vignettes of Nativ...

Similar view of Boston incorporating lower left vignette of Native hunting was engraved by J. Turner and published in the American Magazine, 1745 August, title page.

[View of Boston] / J. Turner. - An open book with a picture of a town on it

[View of Boston] / J. Turner. - An open book with a picture of a town ...

Print shows bird's-eye view of Boston, Massachusetts, with view of Native hunting and a palm tree in the foreground. Illus. in: The American Magazine and Historical Chronicle. Boston : Printed and sold by Roge... More

Interior of Coliseum with curtains - no people

Interior of Coliseum with curtains - no people

No. 1. Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lake & bridge, Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts.

Lake & bridge, Franklin Park, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows a stone bridge crossing a lake in an expansive wooded area of the park. A horse and carriage and pedestrians are on the park roads.

Commonwealth Ave. & hotel, Boston, Massachusetts.

Commonwealth Ave. & hotel, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows the Vendome Hotel on the far left with horses, wagons and cargo. The long stretch of Commonwealth Avenue is divided by a grassy mall, a glimpse of residential houses can be seen through the trees... More

Charlestown Bridge, Boston, Massachusetts.

Charlestown Bridge, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows Charlestown Bridge crossing the Charles River, with elevated rail streetcars on the upper level and small boats in front of the bridge on the river. The swing bridge is the easternmost bridge on ... More

Richtige ubbildung der bon den Americanischen probinzialisten belagerten und wiedereroberten Hauptstadt und festung Boston in America

Richtige ubbildung der bon den Americanischen probinzialisten belagert...

Print shows the British evacuation of Boston, Massachusetts, on March 17, 1776. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Congress / Comp... More

Boston Flag of Our Union - Newspaper, public domain, Library of Congress

Boston Flag of Our Union - Newspaper, public domain, Library of Congre...

Weekly Began in 1846; ceased Oct. 29, 1870? Publisher varies: Maturin M. Ballou, <Oct. 13, 1855-> Also issued on microfilm from University Microfilms International as part of the Early American Periodicals seri... More

Essays on the present crisis in the condition of the American Indians / first published in the National Intelligencer, under the signature of William Penn

Essays on the present crisis in the condition of the American Indians ...

Picryl description: Public domain document page scan, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Vuë de Boston. Prospect des plazes vor dem rath house zu Boston Vuë de la rue et de la maison de ville a Boston / / gravé par Francois Xav. Habermann.

Vuë de Boston. Prospect des plazes vor dem rath house zu Boston Vuë de...

Print shows view of street with the old statehouse and other buildings in Boston, Massachusetts. (as characteristic of optical prints, series title is printed in reverse). Collection des prospects. Se vend á A... More

The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Regt.

The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 177...

A sensationalized portrayal of the skirmish, later to become known as the "Boston Massacre," between British soldiers and citizens of Boston on March 5, 1770. On the right a group of seven uniformed soldiers, o... More

The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Regt.

The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 177...

A sensationalized portrayal of the skirmish, later to become known as the "Boston Massacre," between British soldiers and citizens of Boston on March 5, 1770. On the right a group of seven uniformed soldiers, o... More

A south east view of the great town of Boston in New England in America / I. Carwitham sculp.

A south east view of the great town of Boston in New England in Americ...

Print shows view of Boston from the harbor, with ships in the foreground. Printed for Carington Bowles, Map & Printseller, at No. 69 in St. Pauls Church Yard, London. No. 34. Published in: The American Revolut... More

To his excellency William Burnet, esqr., this plan of Boston in New England is humbly dedicated by his excellencys most obedient and humble servant Will Burgiss /

To his excellency William Burnet, esqr., this plan of Boston in New En...

Relief shown pictorially. Shows selected buildings pictorially. Oriented with north toward the lower right. Watermark indecipherable. Wheat & Brun no. 227. Includes index to selected buildings and embellished t... More

Map of Boston in the state of Massachusetts : 1814 /

Map of Boston in the state of Massachusetts : 1814 /

Shows wards. Includes inset of Boston Neck and embellished title cartouche. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Copy imperfect: Brittle, soiled, sectioned and mounted on c... More

AntiMasonic Convention in Valdimor [on the] corner-stone march

AntiMasonic Convention in Valdimor [on the] corner-stone march

An illustrated sheet music cover for a march dedicated to the Masons. According to the text the march was performed "at the Ceremony of laying the Corner Stone of the Masonic Temple, Boston." The illustration p... More

The great Boston fire Nov. 9th 1872--Loss about $150,000,000

The great Boston fire Nov. 9th 1872--Loss about $150,000,000

Aerial view of great Boston fire. 18543 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by The American Fine Art Co., Milwaukee. Photograph of drawing.

The public gardens, Boston, Massachusetts.

The public gardens, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows equestrian statue of George Washington, by Thomas Ball in the center of the garden near the Arlington Gate. Walking paths are lined with flowerbeds, trees, park benches and pedestrians. F35113 U... More

The town of Boston in New England and British ships of war landing their troops! 1768

The town of Boston in New England and British ships of war landing the...

Print is a restrike from shortened plate for original print with loss to text of cartouche and row of ships in the foreground. Text of cartouche in lower right corner: To the Earl of Hillsborough, His Majests ... More

Boston - bird's eye view from the north J. Bachmann del. and lith

Boston - bird's eye view from the north J. Bachmann del. and lith

7490 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by L. Prang & Co.

[View from Beacon Hill] - Public domain scan / drawing

[View from Beacon Hill] - Public domain scan / drawing

Drawing shows view from a British redoubt, with cannon and soldier in the foreground, on Beacon Hill. Includes legend which identifies prominent features, such as the (1) Mystic River, (8) North Boston, and (11... More

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