Sujet

The Great Fire at Boston: Washington-Street, looking towards the Old South Church, 1872. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

The Great Fire at Boston: Washington-Street, looking towards the Old South Church, 1872. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. J. W. Black. 'We have now received photographs and sketches of the actual conflagration and its effects...They show the ruins left near where the fire was at last stopped on the Monday morning, about the corner of Washington-street and Milk-street, in close vicinity to the Post Office and the Old South Church. This old church, which has fortunately been spared, is of some historical interest, having been founded 200 years ago; but the present building dates from 1730. During the Revolution, from 1771 to 1775, it was often used, like the old Faneuil Hall, for patriotic political meetings, and the State Legislature of Massachusetts, at the opening of its session, attends Divine worship in this church'. From "Illustrated London News", 1872.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM25A06_197

Model release

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Droits gérés

Format disponible

11,9Mo (1,2Mo) / 14,9cm x 20,0cm / 1761 x 2359 (300dpi)

Mots clés

building buildings destruction religious shopping shop shops arts religion art fire British church damage damaged ruins ruin Christianity Boston Massachusetts disaster debris rubble century Britain catastrophe newspapers press print concept ruined B&W aftermath engraved engraving United States of America 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century The Print Collector Illustrated London News TGN wood engraving ILN James Black newspaper Unknown Old South Church débris Carpet Shop 19th-century The Illustrated London News Great Boston Fire of 1872 James Wallace Black Black James J.W. Black Black J.W. Black James Wallace