Faneuil Hall, Boston, circa 1860

Artifact Overview

Railway passengers relied on entrepreneurial news agents and stationers to provide magazines, newspapers, cigars, candy, and other amenities to make traveling more enjoyable. John Cross probably offered a variety of stereographs showing Boston landmarks -- including this one of Faneuil Hall -- to travelers on southeastern Massachusetts' Old Colony railroad.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Stereograph

Date Made

1870-1880

Subject Date

circa 1860

Collection Title

Research Center General Photograph Collection

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2020.0.1.18

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Card stock

Technique

Gelatin silver process
Printing (Process)
Handwriting

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 3.375 in
Width: 6.75 in

Inscriptions

front, left side: JOHN CROSS, / News Agent, Old Colony, R.R. / BOSTON, MASS. front, right side: JOHN CROSS, / STATIONER, OLD COLONY R.R. NEWS DEPOT, / All the Latest Magazines, Novels, &c., &c.

Keywords	United States, Massachusetts, Boston Stereographs Photographs Advertising Cross, John, circa 1841- Faneuil Hall (Boston, Mass.) Historic buildings Horses Markets (Structures or spaces) Stationers Wagons (Cargo vehicles)