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8 maps of 4 different plans of James Hayes Park in Boston's South End, showing trees, lawn, flower beds, play area, and activity areas. Maps consist of 1) a manuscript map in ink outlining the paved area; 2) a manuscript map in ink subtitled "design concept A"; 3) a photocopy of "design concept A"; 4) photocopy of a manuscript map with the same layout as concept A, oriented with north to the upper right, and with annotations in ink and pencil; 5) a manuscript map in ink subtitled "design concept B"; 6) a manuscript map in ink subtitled "design concept C"; 7) a photocopy of "design concept C"; and 8) a photocopy of a manuscript map showing the play area in the lower right. There is also a sheet with 2 manuscript cross-sections in ink of "design concept A", showing streets, planters, play area, people, trees, benches and other features.
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Document identity
localId
gx41q247t
label
James Hayes Park
core
obj
dtoType
map
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
gx41q247t
contentType
map
stage
normalized
title
James Hayes Park
description
8 maps of 4 different plans of James Hayes Park in Boston's South End, showing trees, lawn, flower beds, play area, and activity areas. Maps consist of 1) a manuscript map in ink outlining the paved area; 2) a manuscript map in ink subtitled "design concept A"; 3) a photocopy of "design concept A"; 4) photocopy of a manuscript map with the same layout as concept A, oriented with north to the upper right, and with annotations in ink and pencil; 5) a manuscript map in ink subtitled "design concept B"; 6) a manuscript map in ink subtitled "design concept C"; 7) a photocopy of "design concept C"; and 8) a photocopy of a manuscript map showing the play area in the lower right. There is also a sheet with 2 manuscript cross-sections in ink of "design concept A", showing streets, planters, play area, people, trees, benches and other features.
date
["1989"]
year
1989
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
06_01_017884A
creators
Boston Redevelopment Authority
Johnson, Ann
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
Urban renewal--Massachusetts--Boston--Maps
subjectsGeographic
Boston
Massachusetts
North and Central America
South End
Suffolk (county)
United States
genreBasic
Maps
Drawings
genreSpecific
Manuscript maps
typeOfResource
Cartographic
Still image
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
county
Suffolk
city
Boston
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
9s1621613
citySection
South End
extent
8 maps, 2 illustrations on 1 sheet ; sheets 61 x 92 cm and 68 x 108 cm
notes
Oriented with north to the upper left.
Maps erroneously show north to the top.
hasTranscription
no
dcId
gx41q247t
type
map
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
49b9540123db62ad