Exterior view of Coliseum for the Grand National Peace Jubilee, Boston, Mass., June 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 1869

Item Information

Title:
Exterior view of Coliseum for the Grand National Peace Jubilee, Boston, Mass., June 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 1869
Description:
The National Peace Jubilee was a music festival held June 15-19, 1869 in Boston to commemorate the end of the Civil War. The Boston Coliseum, which housed the event, was designed by William Preston and intended to be a temporary structure. The event was organized by composer and bandmaster Patrick Gilmore. Two contracting company names are printed on the front. The materials contractors are George B. James & Co., lumber dealers, 14 State Street, Boston. Building contractors are Judah Sears & Son, builders, South Boston.
Lithographer:
New England Lithography Company
Architect:
Preston, William Gibbons
Date:
1869
Format:
Prints
Genre:
prints (visual works)
lithographs
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
GC002: Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s
Subjects:
exterior views
temporary buildings
festivals (celebrations)
music (performing arts genre)
concerts (performances)
peace
civil wars
St. James Park (Boston, Mass.)
St. James Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
Dartmouth Street (Boston, Mass.)
Copley Square (Boston, Mass.)
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865
State Street (Boston, Mass.)
Summer Street (Boston, Mass.)
Gilmore, P. S. (Patrick Sarsfield), 1829-1892
National Peace Jubilee and Musical Festival (1869 : Boston, Mass.)
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston > Back Bay
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston > South Boston
California > Santa Clara (county) > San Jose
Boston Coliseum (St. James Park, Boston, Mass., 1869)
Extent:
3 lithographs ; 16 1/2 x 22 inches
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/198858
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
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Notes:
Gift of the Bostonian Society, 1923.
Identifier:
198858
Call #:
GC002.02.004