Boston Court House

Item Information

Title:
Boston Court House
Description:
The image depicts the Court House and the surrounding buildings during the trial concerning the fugitive slave case. The front and side of the Boston Court House, with a tailor store on the far left can be seen.
Engraver:
Worcester & Co.
Date:
1959
Format:
Prints
Genre:
line engravings (prints)
prints (visual works)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
GC002: Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s
Subjects:
exterior views
courthouses
municipal buildings
trials
slavery
abolitionists
Antislavery movements
Fugitive slaves
African American men
African Americans
Court Street (Boston, Mass.)
United States. Fugitive slave law (1850)
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Boston Court House (1836-1909)
Extent:
1 engraving on newsprint
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/198810
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
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Identifier:
198810
Call #:
GC002.01.MA.3700.004