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Antique views of ye towne of Boston (1882)

Stark, James Henry · Boston : Published by ye Photo-electrotype engraving co. ... · leaf 184

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s itwas one of the places of constant resort of the Sons of Liberty.Many a tory was hung in effigy from its branches. Perhaps onthis account it acquired the name of Liberty Tree, which it borein 1784, in honor of its sister elm long and familiarly known bythat name at the corner of Essex and… … ANTIQUE VIEW8 OF BOSTON. 179 it shows the Frog pond, with Beacon street at the right and theold rope walks at the left. The view was drawn and engraved,the periodical says, by Master J. Kidder, a youth of Boston andis his first essay in the art of aqua tinta. The view was takenfrom the wall near…

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