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Embroidered Arms of the family of Huntington Strong, Boston, Massachusetts

Embroidered Arms of the family of Huntington Strong, Boston, Massachus...

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View of the Long Warf & port of the harbour of Boston in New England America

View of the Long Warf & port of the harbour of Boston in New England A...

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Side Chair, 18th century - Public domain dedication photo

Side Chair, 18th century - Public domain dedication photo

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Side chair, 18th century, Boston, Massachusetts

Side chair, 18th century, Boston, Massachusetts

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Embroidered Arms of the family of Huntington Strong

Embroidered Arms of the family of Huntington Strong

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Side Chair, 18th century, Boston, Massachusetts

Side Chair, 18th century, Boston, Massachusetts

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Side chair, 18th century - Public domain dedication photo

Side chair, 18th century - Public domain dedication photo

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Desk and bookcase, Boston, Massachusetts

Desk and bookcase, Boston, Massachusetts

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Desk and bookcase - Public domain dedication photo

Desk and bookcase - Public domain dedication photo

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Jonathan Mayhew, D. D. Pastor of the West Church in Boston, New England

Jonathan Mayhew, D. D. Pastor of the West Church in Boston, New Englan...

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Boston. Perspective. View of Boston Harbor and the British fleet, 1768

Boston. Perspective. View of Boston Harbor and the British fleet, 1768

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Phillis Wheatley, Negro Servant to Mr. John Wheatley of Boston

Phillis Wheatley, Negro Servant to Mr. John Wheatley of Boston

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Paul Revere JR - The Boston Massacre

Paul Revere JR - The Boston Massacre

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Prospect des Plazes vor dem Rath Haus zu Boston = Vuë de la Ruë et de la Maison de Ville a Boston

Prospect des Plazes vor dem Rath Haus zu Boston = Vuë de la Ruë et de ...

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The Boston Massacre - A drawing of a battle in a city

The Boston Massacre - A drawing of a battle in a city

Paul Revere Jr. (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1734–1818 Boston, Massachusetts) Public domain scan of 18th-century print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Paul Revere - [Four coffins of men killed in the Boston Massacre]

Paul Revere - [Four coffins of men killed in the Boston Massacre]

Print shows section of newspaper column with illustration of four coffins bearing skull and crossbones and the initials of those killed: Samuel Gray, Samuel Maverick, James Caldwell, and Crispus Attucks. Illus... More

Phillis Wheatley, Negro Servant to Mr. John Wheatley of Boston

Phillis Wheatley, Negro Servant to Mr. John Wheatley of Boston

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Israel Putnam, Esq'r. - major general of the Connecticut forces, and commander in chief at the engagement on Bunckers-Hill near Boston, 17 June 1775 / J. Wilkinson pinxt., British Cartoon Print

Israel Putnam, Esq'r. - major general of the Connecticut forces, and c...

Print shows Israel Putnam, three-quarter length portrait, wearing military uniform, standing, facing slightly right, with right arm resting on the barrel of a cannon, cannons firing in the background. Catalogu... More

The second Faneuil Hall - Engraving, Public domain image

The second Faneuil Hall - Engraving, Public domain image

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Masonic Armchair, 18th century, Boston, Massachusetts

Masonic Armchair, 18th century, Boston, Massachusetts

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The Scotch Butchery, Boston, 1775, British Cartoon Print

The Scotch Butchery, Boston, 1775, British Cartoon Print

Print shows Lords Bute and Mansfield conferring, to their right stands Simon Fraser and Lord Wedderburn, "Deputies" to the aforenamed. On the far right are soldiers wearing Highland dress (of the 71st Regiment ... More

A correct view of the late battle at Charlestown : June 17th, 1775 /

A correct view of the late battle at Charlestown : June 17th, 1775 /

Shows troops in action, British ships, and the village of Charleston. Bird's-eye-view. Exhibited in G&M exhibit, May 1975. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2

Masonic Armchair, 18th century - Public domain dedication photo

Masonic Armchair, 18th century - Public domain dedication photo

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View of Boston, Massachusetts - Engraving, Public domain image

View of Boston, Massachusetts - Engraving, Public domain image

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L'entrée au Port de Boston, dans L'Amérique

L'entrée au Port de Boston, dans L'Amérique

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Virtual representation, 1775. Book illustration from Library of Congress, British Cartoon Print

Virtual representation, 1775. Book illustration from Library of Congre...

Print shows Lord Bute aiming a blunderbuss at a man representing colonial America; a member of Parliament, pointing at the American, tells Bute "I give you that man's money for my use", to which the American re... More

A view of the lines thrown up, on Boston Neck, by the Ministerial Army / B. Romans.

A view of the lines thrown up, on Boston Neck, by the Ministerial Army...

Print with legend shows and identifies several locations in the vicinity of Boston, including John Hancock's house, Beacon Hill, the British encampment on McHill, and a blockhouse. Illus. on map: To the Hone. ... More

The death of Warren / M inv. ; Norman sc.

The death of Warren / M inv. ; Norman sc.

Print shows Joseph Warren on bended knee, right hand over chest, left hand on rifle for support, after being mortally wounded during the battle of Bunker Hill, three soldiers stand nearby. Illus. in: The battl... More

Pierre Ozanne - Boston Harbor, 18th century

Pierre Ozanne - Boston Harbor, 18th century

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Pierre Ozanne - Boston Harbor, 18th century

Pierre Ozanne - Boston Harbor, 18th century

Pierre Ozanne (French, Brest 1737–1813 Brest) Public domain scan of 18th century French drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dr. Beniamin [i.e., Benjamin] Franklin gebohrn zu Boston den 17 Janü. 1706

Dr. Beniamin [i.e., Benjamin] Franklin gebohrn zu Boston den 17 Janü. ...

Print shows Benjamin Franklin, half-length portrait, facing slightly right, wearing fur hat, holding book, in oval. Illus. in: Geschichte der kriege in und ausser Europa / Christoph Heinrich Korn. Nürnberg : G... More

Benjamin Franklin - né à Boston dans la Nouvelle Angleterre, le 17 Janvier 1706 / Desrayes del ; le Beau scul.

Benjamin Franklin - né à Boston dans la Nouvelle Angleterre, le 17 Jan...

Print shows Benjamin Franklin, head-and-shoulders portrait, wearing fur hat, without spectacles, facing left, in oval tied with a ribbon at top, on base in frame with title plate. No. 1515. Reference copy in B... More

Benjamin Franklin, né à Boston le 17 janvier 1706 - eripuit cœlo fulmen sceptrum que tyrannis / peint par Madame Filleul ; gravé par Cahtelin, Graveur du Roi.

Benjamin Franklin, né à Boston le 17 janvier 1706 - eripuit cœlo fulme...

Benjamin Franklin, half-length portrait, seated at table, facing front; map and his spectacles are on the table.

Monument on Beacon Hill, Boston

Monument on Beacon Hill, Boston

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Contemplez l'ouvrage de pouvoir arbitraire / Le Barbier l'aîné inv. del. ; Patas sculp.

Contemplez l'ouvrage de pouvoir arbitraire / Le Barbier l'aîné inv. de...

Print shows an imaginary scene depicting the funeral of Joseph Warren. Illus. in: Essais historiques et politiques sur les Anglo-Américains, ... / par M. Hilliard d'Auberteuil .... Bruxelles : 1782, v. 3 (atla... More

John Malcom / dessiné et gravé par F. Godefroy de l'Académie Imple. et Rle. de Vienne &c.

John Malcom / dessiné et gravé par F. Godefroy de l'Académie Imple. et...

Print shows John Malcolm, a customs officer, standing in a two-wheeled cart on a street crowded with onlookers as men prepare to tar and feather him. Illus. in: Recueil d'estampes representant les différents é... More

A south east view of Christ's [i.e., Christ] Church

A south east view of Christ's [i.e., Christ] Church

Illus. in: The Columbian magazine, or, Monthly miscellany. Philadelphia : Printed for Seddon, Spotswood, Cist, and Trenchard, 1787, opp. p. 839. Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a ... More

View of the seat of his excellency John Hancock Esqr., Boston / Hill, del. et sculp.

View of the seat of his excellency John Hancock Esqr., Boston / Hill, ...

Print shows view from street, across expanse of lawn, of the Hancock house. Engraved for Massachusetts Magazine July 1789. Illus. in: The Massachusetts magazine, or, Monthly museum of knowledge and rational en... More

View of the bridge over Charles River

View of the bridge over Charles River

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Ezra Stiles S.T.D. L.L.D. - president of Yale College / drawn & engraved by S. Hill, Boston.

Ezra Stiles S.T.D. L.L.D. - president of Yale College / drawn & engrav...

Print shows Ezra Stiles, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left; in oval. Stauffer, 1380 Published in: The American Revolution in drawings and prints; a checklist of 1765-1790 graphics in the Library of Cong... More

S.E. Prospect, from an eminence near the common, Boston / del. & engraved, by S. Hill.

S.E. Prospect, from an eminence near the common, Boston / del. & engra...

Illustration showing man standing in foreground looking toward Boston Harbor and Charlestown, Mass. Illus. in: Massachusetts magazine, Nov. 1790, no. 1391.

Old State House, State Street - Boston pictorial archive

Old State House, State Street - Boston pictorial archive

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An east view of the new meeting house in Hollis Street, Boston / S. Hill sc.

An east view of the new meeting house in Hollis Street, Boston / S. Hi...

Print shows a perspective view of the front and side of the Hollis Street Church, Boston, Massachusetts.

"Ingresso del porto di Boston in America"

"Ingresso del porto di Boston in America"

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An east view of the New Meeting House in Hollis Street, Boston

An east view of the New Meeting House in Hollis Street, Boston

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A s.w. view of the State House in Boston

A s.w. view of the State House in Boston

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Tremont St. in 1796 - Boston pictorial archive

Tremont St. in 1796 - Boston pictorial archive

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Old State House, showing First Church in background & a section of State Street

Old State House, showing First Church in background & a section of Sta...

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Boston, Massachusetts. Tremont Street in 1799

Boston, Massachusetts. Tremont Street in 1799

Tremont St. mall looking north Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Drop-leaf Table - Public domain dedication photo

Drop-leaf Table - Public domain dedication photo

Made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States

View of the South End of Boston in New England America & of the neck taken from the hill N.E. of the Common

View of the South End of Boston in New England America & of the neck t...

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Tremont & Boylston Street in 1800

Tremont & Boylston Street in 1800

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Old State House, West End ; State Street in 1801

Old State House, West End ; State Street in 1801

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State House, Boston Massachusetts

State House, Boston Massachusetts

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William Barry old state house boston mass

William Barry old state house boston mass

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A view of the City of Boston the capital of New England, in North America

A view of the City of Boston the capital of New England, in North Amer...

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Boston, Massachusetts. Tremont Street early in the 19th century. From West Street looking towards King's Chapel

Boston, Massachusetts. Tremont Street early in the 19th century. From ...

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View of the Old State House from Washington Street, 1791

View of the Old State House from Washington Street, 1791

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View of the North End of Boston in New England America and of Charles Town taken from the [illegible]

View of the North End of Boston in New England America and of Charles ...

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View of the South End of Boston in New England America & of the neck taken from the hill N.E. of the Common

View of the South End of Boston in New England America & of the neck t...

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Old State House in 1791 - Engraving, Public domain image

Old State House in 1791 - Engraving, Public domain image

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A view of the City of Boston the capital of New England, in North America

A view of the City of Boston the capital of New England, in North Amer...

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The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 1770 by a party of the 29th Regt. / engrav'd, printed & sold by Paul Revere, Boston.

The bloody massacre perpetrated in King Street Boston on March 5th 177...

Print shows British troops firing on a group of citizens on a street in Boston, Massachusetts, with the Royal Custom House known as "Butcher's Hall" on the right, the First Church and Town House in the backgrou... More

A south east view of the City of Boston in North America

A south east view of the City of Boston in North America

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S.W. view of the State-House, in Boston

S.W. view of the State-House, in Boston

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A view of the City of Boston the capital of New England, in North America

A view of the City of Boston the capital of New England, in North Amer...

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Old State House, State Street - Boston pictorial archive

Old State House, State Street - Boston pictorial archive

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Tremont Street looking north, about 1800

Tremont Street looking north, about 1800

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A s.w. view of the State House, in Boston

A s.w. view of the State House, in Boston

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A view of the City of Boston the capital of New England

A view of the City of Boston the capital of New England

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View of the western side of Lincoln St. and of Worcester Long Wharf and other channel wharves on the south cove

View of the western side of Lincoln St. and of Worcester Long Wharf an...

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Hancock House Boston, Boston Massachusetts

Hancock House Boston, Boston Massachusetts

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A south-east view of the City of Boston in North America

A south-east view of the City of Boston in North America

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Framed Print, 19th century - Public domain museum object photo

Framed Print, 19th century - Public domain museum object photo

Probably made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Framed Print, 19th century - Public domain museum object photo

Framed Print, 19th century - Public domain museum object photo

Probably made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Old State House, State Street - Boston pictorial archive

Old State House, State Street - Boston pictorial archive

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Framed Print, 19th century - Public domain museum object photo

Framed Print, 19th century - Public domain museum object photo

Probably made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Framed Print, 19th century - Public domain museum object photo

Framed Print, 19th century - Public domain museum object photo

Probably made in Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Design for Mechanic Hall - Engraving, Public domain image

Design for Mechanic Hall - Engraving, Public domain image

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Abel Bowen - The Lamb Tavern - Engraving, Public domain image

Abel Bowen - The Lamb Tavern - Engraving, Public domain image

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West Church, Cambridge St. - Boston pictorial archive

West Church, Cambridge St. - Boston pictorial archive

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Boston, Massachusetts. View from Fort Hill, about 1806

Boston, Massachusetts. View from Fort Hill, about 1806

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Interior of West Church, Cambridge St.

Interior of West Church, Cambridge St.

Interior of West Church: Cambridge St. Built 1806, Asher Benjamin architect Courtesy of Boston Public Library

View of Boston, from the bay - Boston pictorial archive

View of Boston, from the bay - Boston pictorial archive

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View of Boston, from the bay - Engraving, Public domain image

View of Boston, from the bay - Engraving, Public domain image

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Beacon Street and the Common - Drawing. Public domain image.

Beacon Street and the Common - Drawing. Public domain image.

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State House from Common. 1812(?)

State House from Common. 1812(?)

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View of the Old Brick Meeting House in Boston, 1808

View of the Old Brick Meeting House in Boston, 1808

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View of the Old Brick Meeting House in Boston, 1808

View of the Old Brick Meeting House in Boston, 1808

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Fort Independence, Castle Island, S. Boston

Fort Independence, Castle Island, S. Boston

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Fort Independence, Castle Island, S. Boston

Fort Independence, Castle Island, S. Boston

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Boston, Boston Massachusetts - Boston pictorial archive

Boston, Boston Massachusetts - Boston pictorial archive

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The Park Street Church and Beacon Hill

The Park Street Church and Beacon Hill

Park Street. 19th century | Park St. circa 1810. Photograph of a painting in the Bostonian Society Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Abel Bowen - South east view of Boston

Abel Bowen - South east view of Boston

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Beacon Hill from Mount Vernon Street

Beacon Hill from Mount Vernon Street

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Beacon Hill, from the present site of the reservoir between Hancock and Temple Streets

Beacon Hill, from the present site of the reservoir between Hancock an...

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Beacon Hill from Derne Street - Drawing. Public domain image.

Beacon Hill from Derne Street - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Beacon Hill, from Mount Vernon Street, near the head of Hancock Street

Beacon Hill, from Mount Vernon Street, near the head of Hancock Street

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Monument on Beacon Hill, Boston / Sully, del. ; K. Turner, sc.

Monument on Beacon Hill, Boston / Sully, del. ; K. Turner, sc.

Designed by Charles Bulfinch. Illus. in: Portfolio (Nov. 1811), p. facing p. 409.

Beacon Hill, with Mr. Thurston's house, from Bowdoin Street

Beacon Hill, with Mr. Thurston's house, from Bowdoin Street

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