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Tremont Street in 1798 - Boston pictorial archive

Tremont Street in 1798 - Boston pictorial archive

Picryl description: Public domain image of Boston, Massachusetts, from Boston Pictorial Archive, New England history, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

William Hogarth - Evening - Engraving, Public domain image

William Hogarth - Evening - Engraving, Public domain image

Scene at Sadler's Wells Theater with a dyer and his wife walking with their dog beside the New River. The wife holds a fan with a design of Venus and Adonis, the husband carries a small child, a somewhat older ... More

William Hogarth - Evening - Engraving, Public domain image

William Hogarth - Evening - Engraving, Public domain image

Scene at Sadler's Wells Theater with a dyer and his wife walking with their dog beside the New River. The wife holds a fan with a design of Venus and Adonis, the husband carries a small child, a somewhat older ... More

William Hogarth - Noon - Engraving, Public domain image

William Hogarth - Noon - Engraving, Public domain image

Scene in St Giles's-in-the-Fields with an elegant crowd leaving the French Huguenot church contrasted with rowdy Londoners outside a tavern with the sign of the Good Woman (one without a head). In the foregroun... More

William Hogarth - Noon - Engraving, Public domain image

William Hogarth - Noon - Engraving, Public domain image

Scene in St Giles's-in-the-Fields with an elegant crowd leaving the French Huguenot church contrasted with rowdy Londoners outside a tavern with the sign of the Good Woman (one without a head). In the foregroun... More

William Hogarth - Morning - Engraving, Public domain image

William Hogarth - Morning - Engraving, Public domain image

Scene in Covent Garden with an elaborately dressed middle-aged woman heading towards St Paul's church followed by a small servant boy. To the right two young gentlemen embrace market girls while other women hud... More

William Hogarth - Beer Street - Engraving, Public domain image

William Hogarth - Beer Street - Engraving, Public domain image

A flourishing urban scene with well fed citizens. In the foreground, butchers, fish wives and a City of London porter hold large tankards of beer. The steeple resembles St. Martin-in-the-Fields. Courtesy of Bos... More

St. James Square, London - watercolors fore edge painting

St. James Square, London - watercolors fore edge painting

Picryl description: Public domain photo of religious art painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Soldiers at Exeter, Thomas Rowlandson

Soldiers at Exeter, Thomas Rowlandson

Public domain image, 18th-19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his ... More

Cattle market at York, Thomas Rowlandson

Cattle market at York, Thomas Rowlandson

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street market, food vendors, downtown shopping, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th ... More

Billingsgate Fish Market, Thomas Rowlandson

Billingsgate Fish Market, Thomas Rowlandson

Billingsgate Courtesy of Boston Public Library Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor, caricatures, satirical drawings, and watercolors, a po... More

Market day, Thomas Rowlandson - Public domain image related to music prformance, drawing

Market day, Thomas Rowlandson - Public domain image related to music p...

Public domain image, 18th-19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his ... More

Scene at Bath, Thomas Rowlandson

Scene at Bath, Thomas Rowlandson

Public domain image, 17th-18th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known fo... More

Market place, Cornwall, Thomas Rowlandson

Market place, Cornwall, Thomas Rowlandson

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street market, food vendors, downtown shopping, free to use, no copyright restrictions. Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th ... More

Middle Eastern city - watercolors fore edge painting

Middle Eastern city - watercolors fore edge painting

Information from book record: Fore-edge painting of a scene from the book "Bagdad, 'go hence to Bagdad'" (p. 34). Courtesy of Boston Public Library

View of the West Gate of Regents Park

View of the West Gate of Regents Park

Information from accompanying cards: With a fore-edge painting of unusual brilliance on each volume. The painting on Vol. II shows a similar view of the West Gate [of Regents Park]. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Boston, Massachusetts. Tremont Street in 1799

Boston, Massachusetts. Tremont Street in 1799

Tremont St. mall looking north Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Scene at the York gate of Regents Park

Scene at the York gate of Regents Park

Information from accompanying cards: With a fore-edge painting of unusual brilliance on each volume. The painting on Vol. I depicts a scene at the York gate of Regents Park. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Harrow on the Hill - watercolors fore edge painting

Harrow on the Hill - watercolors fore edge painting

Information from accompanying cards: With a fore edge painting of "Harrow on the Hill" on the edges of Vol. I. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Pall Mall, Thomas Rowlandson - Public domain  drawing

Pall Mall, Thomas Rowlandson - Public domain drawing

Public domain image, 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor... More

The cheerful cobler, Thomas Rowlandson

The cheerful cobler, Thomas Rowlandson

Public domain image, 18th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description Thomas Rowlandson - English caricaturist of the 18th and early 19th centuries Britain, known for his humor... More

Portraits alongside a street scene

Portraits alongside a street scene

Information from accompanying cards: A remarkable fine series of fore edge paintings appear on the edges of the three volumes. Each volume bears a double fore edge painting making six in all. Each of the six pa... More

Bartholomew Fair, Thomas Rowlandson

Bartholomew Fair, Thomas Rowlandson

The fun of the Fair is represented in full swing, and the humours of the scenes displayed on all sides are seized and hit off with the usual felicity of both artists. The noise, disorder, and misrule of the fes... More

Portraits alongside a street scene

Portraits alongside a street scene

Information from accompanying cards: A remarkable fine series of fore edge paintings appear on the edges of the three volumes. Each volume bears a double fore edge painting making six in all. Each of the six pa... More

The rabbit merchant, Thomas Rowlandson

The rabbit merchant, Thomas Rowlandson

The view of a country street ; a rabbit seller, with a selection of his stock on his pole, is offering a choice to an old dame, who is somewhat hypercritical, and is employing a test which the rabbit merchant c... More

The Gate House, Highgate - watercolors fore edge painting

The Gate House, Highgate - watercolors fore edge painting

Information from accompanying cards: A fine example of the art of fore-edge painting, each volume bearing a double painting on the fore-edge. Vol. I: The Gate House, Highgate, showing a street and houses. Court... More

Tyburn Turnpike - watercolors fore edge painting

Tyburn Turnpike - watercolors fore edge painting

Information from accompanying cards: With fore-edge painting of Tyburn Turnpike, a brilliant and artistic piece of work, probably done about 100 years ago and far superior to the fore-edge paintings made at the... More

Art of walking the streets of London (The) : Plate 2

Art of walking the streets of London (The) : Plate 2

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Art of walking the streets of London (The) : Plate 1

Art of walking the streets of London (The) : Plate 1

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Milton’s cottage at Chalfont St. - watercolors fore edge painting

Milton’s cottage at Chalfont St. - watercolors fore edge painting

Information from accompanying cards: A particularly fine painting of Milton’s cottage at Chalfont St. Giles appears on the fore-edge of the volume. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

View of New York City, showing Broadway and the City Hall in the 1820s

View of New York City, showing Broadway and the City Hall in the 1820s

Information from accompanying cards: The fore-edge painting is a view of New York City, showing Broadway and the City Hall in the 1820s. A very interesting and unusual subject, American scenes depicted in fore-... More

Primroses ; Milk ; Oranges - Public domain portrait painting

Primroses ; Milk ; Oranges - Public domain portrait painting

Information from accompanying cards: A most unusual example of fore edge painting. There are double paintings on each volume and each consists of three finely executed paintings after "The Cries of London" by W... More

Matches ; Mackerel ; Scissors - Public domain portrait painting

Matches ; Mackerel ; Scissors - Public domain portrait painting

Information from accompanying cards: A most unusual example of fore edge painting. There are double paintings on each volume and each consists of three finely executed paintings after "The Cries of London" by W... More

Peas ; Strawberries ; Cherries - Public domain portrait painting

Peas ; Strawberries ; Cherries - Public domain portrait painting

Information from accompanying cards: A most unusual example of fore edge painting. There are double paintings on each volume and each consists of three finely executed paintings after "The Cries of London" by W... More

Chairs ; Love Songs ; Gingerbread

Chairs ; Love Songs ; Gingerbread

Information from accompanying cards: A most unusual example of fore edge painting. There are double paintings on each volume and each consists of three finely executed paintings after "The Cries of London" by W... More

Massachusetts. Boston. Bromfield Street (about 1820) formerly Bromfield Place

Massachusetts. Boston. Bromfield Street (about 1820) formerly Bromfiel...

Public domain image of a historic building, 16th-17th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Wych Street - watercolors fore edge painting

Wych Street - watercolors fore edge painting

Information from accompanying cards: Under the gilt of each fore edge is an unusually fine painting of a London Stagecoach scene depicted in great detail. Volume I is of Wych Street. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

"The Cock and Magpie", Drury Lane - watercolors fore edge painting

"The Cock and Magpie", Drury Lane - watercolors fore edge painting

Information from accompanying cards: Under the gilt of each fore edge is an unusually fine painting of a London Stagecoach scene depicted in great detail. Volume II is of "The Cock and Magpie," Drury Lane. Cour... More

Bowdoin Square, Boston - 1825 - Engraving, Public domain image

Bowdoin Square, Boston - 1825 - Engraving, Public domain image

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The northerly side of Bromfield Place, 1829. Now 11-29 Bromfield St.

The northerly side of Bromfield Place, 1829. Now 11-29 Bromfield St.

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Boston, Massachusetts. Bromfield Place about 1830

Boston, Massachusetts. Bromfield Place about 1830

The northerly side of Bromfield Place (now Bromfield St.) Courtesy of Boston Public Library

View of Beacon Street, Boston - Drawing. Public domain image.

View of Beacon Street, Boston - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Church Green, Summer Street, 1843

Church Green, Summer Street, 1843

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The streets of Boston - Summer Street

The streets of Boston - Summer Street

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Tremont Street looking north, 1843

Tremont Street looking north, 1843

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The streets of Boston. Tremont Street, south

The streets of Boston. Tremont Street, south

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The streets of Boston. Tremont Street, south

The streets of Boston. Tremont Street, south

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The streets of Boston. Tremont Street, south

The streets of Boston. Tremont Street, south

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The streets of Boston. Tremont Street

The streets of Boston. Tremont Street

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The streets of Boston. Tremont St.

The streets of Boston. Tremont St.

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The streets of Boston, Summer Street

The streets of Boston, Summer Street

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Tremont Street early in the nineteenth century

Tremont Street early in the nineteenth century

Public domain image of an English park, classical architecture, outdoors, romantic landscape, 18th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Battery Park with some of New York's tall buildings

Battery Park with some of New York's tall buildings

Picryl description: Public domain image of a stereoscopic card from Boston Public Library, free to use, no copyright restrictions photograph.

A view of famous Broadway, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library

A view of famous Broadway, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library

Picryl description: Public domain image of bustling city downtown streets, commercial buildings, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Street scene, Leipsic, Germany, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library

Street scene, Leipsic, Germany, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library

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Market under East River Bridge, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library

Market under East River Bridge, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library

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Automobile sightseeing, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library

Automobile sightseeing, Sterescope Card, Boston Public Library

Public domain photograph of an automobile, 1910s car, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

See-saw, Stereoscope Card.19th century.  Boston Public Library Collection.

See-saw, Stereoscope Card.19th century. Boston Public Library Collect...

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The famous Bowery as it is today

The famous Bowery as it is today

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The Broadway squad, New York's mounted police

The Broadway squad, New York's mounted police

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View in Tremont Street, Boston, in 1853

View in Tremont Street, Boston, in 1853

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Nathaniel Hawthorne ; View of Milldam Road, looking from foot of Beacon Street

Nathaniel Hawthorne ; View of Milldam Road, looking from foot of Beaco...

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Franklin Street, archway to Summer Street on the right. 1855

Franklin Street, archway to Summer Street on the right. 1855

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Commodore Francis H. Gregory, U. S. N. ; The opening of Friend Street, Boston

Commodore Francis H. Gregory, U. S. N. ; The opening of Friend Street,...

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Corner of Washington and Boylston Streets, Boston. The old Boylston market

Corner of Washington and Boylston Streets, Boston. The old Boylston ma...

Public domain image of a historic building, 16th, 17th, 18th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

View in South Market Street, Boston

View in South Market Street, Boston

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Corner of Winter, Washington and Summer Streets, Boston

Corner of Winter, Washington and Summer Streets, Boston

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Corner of Washington and Boylston Streets, Boston. The old Boylston market

Corner of Washington and Boylston Streets, Boston. The old Boylston ma...

Public domain image of a historic building, 16th, 17th, 18th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Boston evening street scene, at the corner of Court and Brattle Streets
Spring in the city - Engraving, Public domain image

Spring in the city - Engraving, Public domain image

Public domain photograph related to music, performing arts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Homer Winslow. The Boston Common

Homer Winslow. The Boston Common

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Homer Winslow. Christmas out of doors

Homer Winslow. Christmas out of doors

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Image of a city street with people milling about

Image of a city street with people milling about

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March winds - Public domain  engraving

March winds - Public domain engraving

Public domain image of an engraving, male portrait, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Homer Winslow. April showers. Wood engraving periodical illustration

Homer Winslow. April showers. Wood engraving periodical illustration

Public domain photograph related to Boston, Massachusetts, New England history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Franklin Street, Boston, one year since

Franklin Street, Boston, one year since

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Sleighing in Haymarket Square, Boston

Sleighing in Haymarket Square, Boston

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Boston street characters - Victorian era public domain image

Boston street characters - Victorian era public domain image

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Homer Winslow. A snow slide in the city

Homer Winslow. A snow slide in the city

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Fort Hill Square, Boston Massachusetts

Fort Hill Square, Boston Massachusetts

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Scene in Union Square, New York, on a March day

Scene in Union Square, New York, on a March day

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Kew side, a fragment - Drawing. Public domain image.

Kew side, a fragment - Drawing. Public domain image.

At Kew, a path stands to the left. To the right, there is a row of cottages and trees. In the foreground, a couple with three dogs. Other figures are seen behind them. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Kew side, a fragment - Drawing. Public domain image.

Kew side, a fragment - Drawing. Public domain image.

At Kew, a path stands to the left. To the right, there is a row of cottages and trees. In the foreground, a couple with three dogs. Other figures are seen behind them. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

North side of Dock Square, looking toward Union St. 1865

North side of Dock Square, looking toward Union St. 1865

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The "Donahoe" building, Franklin Street, Boston, Mass.

The "Donahoe" building, Franklin Street, Boston, Mass.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a department store, commercial building, downtown, shopping center, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

State St., Boston Massachusetts

State St., Boston Massachusetts

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The stepping stones of progress are corpses. Boston, Feb 28, 1874

The stepping stones of progress are corpses. Boston, Feb 28, 1874

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O'Connell Monument and Nelson Pillar, Dublin

O'Connell Monument and Nelson Pillar, Dublin

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Filipino cascoes, or freight boats, on the river front of Manila, P.I.

Filipino cascoes, or freight boats, on the river front of Manila, P.I.

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O'Connell Monument and Nelson Pillar, Dublin

O'Connell Monument and Nelson Pillar, Dublin

reverse side of stereoscopic card

Peddlers of pots, Seoul, Chosen (Korea)

Peddlers of pots, Seoul, Chosen (Korea)

Picryl description: Public domain photo of 3d object, pottery, ceramics.

Peddlers of pots, Seoul, Chosen (Korea)

Peddlers of pots, Seoul, Chosen (Korea)

Picryl description: Public domain photo of 3d object, pottery, ceramics.

Llamas, Cerro de Pasco, Peru, Stereoscope Card

Llamas, Cerro de Pasco, Peru, Stereoscope Card

Public domain image of a rural landscape, agriculture, farm animals, livestock, pasture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

View of the famous bridge over the Marne

View of the famous bridge over the Marne

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Woodward Avenue, the shopping center of industrial Detroit
Street scene, Constantinople, Turkey, Stereoscope Card

Street scene, Constantinople, Turkey, Stereoscope Card

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Royal Avenue from Donegal Place, Belfast, Ireland

Royal Avenue from Donegal Place, Belfast, Ireland

reverse side of stereoscopic card A newspaper with a title and text. A postcard from the irish irish, ireland, showing the text from dun laoghaire, ireland. Public domain postcard scan.

Fifth avenue looking north from 40th street, New York City

Fifth avenue looking north from 40th street, New York City

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The Rialto - Drawing. Public domain image.

The Rialto - Drawing. Public domain image.

Between high buildings with many awnings, a broad street leads up to the Rialto bridge. Beyond rises the ancient tower of San Giovanni Elemosinario. Above the awning on the corner building at the right is the s... More

Woodward Avenue, the shopping center of industrial Detroit

Woodward Avenue, the shopping center of industrial Detroit

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