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bv73cc97g
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Boston Public Library in Copley Square, view of Dartmouth Street entrance
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photograph
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bv73cc97g
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photograph
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normalized
title
Boston Public Library in Copley Square, view of Dartmouth Street entrance
date
["February 15, 1941"]
year
1941
rights
Rights status not evaluated.
rightsUri
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License (CC BY-NC-ND).
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creative commons
identifierLocal
08_02_003649
creators
Kenney, James Walter
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Boston Pictorial Archive
subjects
Commercial streets
Plazas
Public libraries
Boston Public Library
subjectsGeographic
Back Bay
Boston
Boston Public Library
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Suffolk (county)
United States
genreBasic
Photographs
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Gelatin silver prints
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Still image
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
county
Suffolk
city
Boston
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1
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sf268508b
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37720k33n
citySection
Back Bay
schema:latitude
42.35
schema:longitude
-71.0833
extent
1 photographic print : gelatin silver ; 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.
notes
Title supplied by cataloger.
Additional information on volume: These photographs were taken Saturday, the 15th of February, 1941, the last day surface cars were run through Copley Square. Thereafter they were run through the new subway along Huntington Avenue coming to the surface beyond Massachusetts Avenue. The day was dull and dreary with intermittent light snowfalls and light drizzling rain necessitating the use of a slow speed shutter and wide aperture. This explains the fact that objects moving with much speed were not stopped. The pictures show Copley Square as it was on this date. The scheme comprehends a circuit of the Square beginning with Page 1* facing the Public Library and bearing to the right, finally bringing the observer back to the platform in front of the Library. They were taken for purpose of record and presented to the Public Library for future reference. James W. Kenney, Donor. Boston, February 21, 1941.
Additional information on item: The statue showing on the grass plot in front of the library is shown as an exhibition without intention of locating it permanently in Copley Square. This equestrian statue in green bronze, done by Carl Milles, weights 2,400 pounds and represents Folke Filbyter on his legendary journey through Sweden in search of his only grandson, who founded the Folkunga Dynasty of the early middle ages.
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bv73cc97g
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