East wall of Courtyard under construction, construction of the McKim Building

East wall of Courtyard under construction, construction of the McKim Building

Item Information

Title:
East wall of Courtyard under construction, construction of the McKim Building
Description:
Shows Guastavino arches under platform in the Southeast corner of the Courtyard. Courtyard wall built up to the level of the second floor showing brackets for balcony off the first landing in the Grand Staircase. The stones for the base of the balcony are under the frames and tarps. Photo taken between August 17 and August 28. Duplicate of 06_03_000097, photo No. 95 by Edward Stevens, Clerk of Works.
Photographer:
Stevens, Edward F. (Edward Fletcher), 1860-1946
Architect:
McKim, Mead & White
Date:
August 1889
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Photographic prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Trustees' Library
Series:
Trustees' McKim Construction Photos
Subjects:
Public libraries
Building construction
Vaults (Architecture)
Boston Public Library
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston > Back Bay
Extent:
1 photographic print : silver print
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/ms35v242f
Terms of Use:
No Copyright - United States
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Notes:
Image from: Boston Public Library : photographs taken during the construction of central library building for McKim, Mead, and White
Accession #:
06_03_000303
Call #:
T.R. 27. 38