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This is one of the last recorded bird's eye views of Boston proper. It foreshadows the vertical growth of downtown during the 20th century when the late 19th-century skyline composed of buildings typically three, four, five, and six stories high, was replaced with a skyline dominated by high-rise commercial and office buildings. Similar to the views published in the 1870s, this image observes the city from the east as if approaching through Boston Harbor. In the foreground the harbor is filled with a variety of ships, most of which are now steam powered vessels. The central focus of the drawing is the central business district. Although no legend identifies prominent buildings, the drawing provides enough detail to count the stories in many structures. The skyline is starting to change, with many buildings approaching or exceeding ten stories. This depiction was drawn by Bert Poole, a native of Brockton. From 1880-1905, he produced approximately 45 bird's eye views, primarily of Massachusetts and other New England towns. Although this was his last recorded view, he was also employed as a commercial and newspaper artist.
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Document identity
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x633fc36z
label
Twentieth century Boston
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
x633fc36z
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
Twentieth century Boston
description
This is one of the last recorded bird's eye views of Boston proper. It foreshadows the vertical growth of downtown during the 20th century when the late 19th-century skyline composed of buildings typically three, four, five, and six stories high, was replaced with a skyline dominated by high-rise commercial and office buildings. Similar to the views published in the 1870s, this image observes the city from the east as if approaching through Boston Harbor. In the foreground the harbor is filled with a variety of ships, most of which are now steam powered vessels. The central focus of the drawing is the central business district. Although no legend identifies prominent buildings, the drawing provides enough detail to count the stories in many structures. The skyline is starting to change, with many buildings approaching or exceeding ten stories. This depiction was drawn by Bert Poole, a native of Brockton. From 1880-1905, he produced approximately 45 bird's eye views, primarily of Massachusetts and other New England towns. Although this was his last recorded view, he was also employed as a commercial and newspaper artist.
date
["[ca. 1905]"]
year
1905
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_001566
creators
Poole, A. F.
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
subjects
Boston (Mass.)--Aerial views
subjectsGeographic
Boston
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Suffolk (county)
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
Still image
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
county
Suffolk
city
Boston
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
Boston
publisher
F.D. Nichols Company
Source extras
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sf268508b
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41688024w
schema:latitude
42.35
schema:longitude
-71.05
extent
1 view ; 51 x 74 cm.
notes
Bird's-eye view.
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no
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x633fc36z
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map
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1
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0
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photo
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