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3 plans of the West Canton Community Park in Boston's South End. Maps consist of 1) photocopy of a manuscript plan showing trees, paving, landscaping and playground equipment printed in reverse on verso of a sheet, with a compass in manuscript pencil on recto of sheet; 2) photocopy of a manuscript plan showing topography, tree pits, paving, pipes, drainage and furniture subtitled grading & utilities printed in reverse on verso of a sheet; 3) photocopy of the grading & utilities map, with manuscript notes in pencil in margins.

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Document identity
localId
3f464n46g
label
West Canton Community Park
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
3f464n46g
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
West Canton Community Park
description
3 plans of the West Canton Community Park in Boston's South End. Maps consist of 1) photocopy of a manuscript plan showing trees, paving, landscaping and playground equipment printed in reverse on verso of a sheet, with a compass in manuscript pencil on recto of sheet; 2) photocopy of a manuscript plan showing topography, tree pits, paving, pipes, drainage and furniture subtitled grading & utilities printed in reverse on verso of a sheet; 3) photocopy of the grading & utilities map, with manuscript notes in pencil in margins.
date
["1969"]
year
1969
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_017883A
creators
Boston Redevelopment Authority
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Urban Maps
Boston and New England Maps
Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center Collection
Boston Redevelopment Authority Collection
subjects
South End (Boston, Mass.)--Maps
Parks--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps
City planning--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Boston
Massachusetts
North and Central America
South End
Suffolk (county)
United States
genreBasic
Maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
county
Suffolk
city
Boston
pageCount
1
source
import
pubPlace
[Boston]
publisher
Boston Redevelopment Authority
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
9s1621613
citySection
South End
extent
3 maps ; sheets 61 x 92 cm
notes
Oriented with north to the upper right.
hasTranscription
no
dcId
3f464n46g
type
map
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