Park Street, Toward State House, Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1905

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Artifact Overview

As one of the world's major image publishers from 1895 to 1924, the Detroit Publishing Company had a wide-ranging stock of original photographs. This view down Boston's Park Street shows the 23-karat-gold-covered dome of the Massachusetts State House. The State House faces Boston Common, the oldest public park in the United States (dating from 1634).

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1905

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.DPC.019607

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 9.5 in
Width: 7.625 in

Park Street, Toward State House, Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1905