Boston Public Library, Copley Square, Boston, Mass.

Item Information

Title:
Boston Public Library, Copley Square, Boston, Mass.
Description:
The sign above the library entrance reads "In acknowledging the great debt of this nation to France the people of Boston gratefully recall that in 1839 Nicholas Marie Alexandre Vattemare of Paris materially contributed to the establishment of this institution." A few commercial buildings can be seen on the right side of the image.
Photographer:
Stebbins, N. L. (Nathaniel Livermore), 1847-1922
Date:
1917
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
photographs
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
PC047: Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection
Subjects:
exterior views
public libraries (buildings)
public libraries (institutions)
streetscapes
squares (open spaces)
philanthropists
wars
Architectural photography
Dartmouth Street (Boston, Mass.)
Boylston Street (Boston, Mass.)
Copley Square (Boston, Mass.)
World War, 1914-1918
Vattemare, Alexandre, 1796-1864
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston > Back Bay
Boston Public Library (Boston, Mass.)
Extent:
1 photographic print; 9.25 in. x 7.25 in. (H x W)
Link to Item:
http://gusn.us/282544
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Identifier:
282544
Call #:
PC047.02.5630.24058