Bostonians! Save the old John Hancock Mansion, Boston, Mass., dated June 6, 1863

Item Information

Title:
Bostonians! Save the old John Hancock Mansion, Boston, Mass., dated June 6, 1863
Description:
The owners of the John Hancock mansion are asked to save the property. This lithograph is an early attempt at landmark preservation. These broadsides were engraved by John Sartain and published by T. O. H. P. (Thomas Oliver Hazard Perry) "Alphabet" Burnham, and they were distributed in Boston on the evening of June 5, 1863.
Engraver:
Sartain, John
Publisher:
Burnham, Thomas O. H. Perry, 1814-1891
Date:
1863
Format:
Prints
Ephemera
Genre:
prints (visual works)
color lithographs
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
GC002: Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s
Subjects:
houses
dwellings
landmark buildings
historic preservation
Beacon Street (Boston, Mass.)
Hancock, John, 1737-1793
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston > Beacon Hill
John Hancock House (Boston, Mass.)
Extent:
1 color lithograph ; 29 1/4 x 43 inches
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Identifier:
199024
Call #:
GC002.02.165