View of site from S.S. Pierce Building, construction of the McKim Building

View of site from S.S. Pierce Building, construction of the McKim Building

Item Information

Title:
View of site from S.S. Pierce Building, construction of the McKim Building
Description:
Oblique view toward Boylston Street showing progress of foundation work at back of site. The steel structural work visible to the left in the stack area was later removed when McKim decided to use Guastavino tile arches in that area. Courtyard clearly delineated in center of image and layout of the basement level becoming apparent. Photo No. 59 by Edward Stevens, Clerk of Works.
Photographer:
Stevens, Edward F. (Edward Fletcher), 1860-1946
Architect:
McKim, Mead & White
Date:
April 20, 1889
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Albumen prints
Aerial views
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Trustees' Library
Series:
Trustees' McKim Construction Photos
Subjects:
Public libraries
Building construction
Foundations
Boston Public Library
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston > Back Bay
Extent:
1 photographic print : albumen silver print
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/ms35tx679
Terms of Use:
No Copyright - United States
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Notes:
Image from: Public library building Copley Square : photographs of progress of the work August 1888 to Dec. 31, 1889
Image caption: 59
Accession #:
06_03_000063
Call #:
T.R. Cab. 5.4 Vol. 1