Foundation work at the corner of Boylston and Dartmouth Streets, construction of the McKim Building

Foundation work at the corner of Boylston and Dartmouth Streets, construction of the McKim Building

Item Information

Title:
Foundation work at the corner of Boylston and Dartmouth Streets, construction of the McKim Building
Description:
Laborers work feverishly to complete foundation at corner in preparation for the installation of the cornerstone and the cornerstone ceremony. Photo No. 27 by Edward Stevens, Clerk of Works.
Photographer:
Stevens, Edward F. (Edward Fletcher), 1860-1946
Architect:
McKim, Mead & White
Date:
November 7, 1888
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
Albumen prints
Location:
Boston Public Library
Arts Department
Collection (local):
Trustees' Library
Series:
Trustees' McKim Construction Photos
Subjects:
Public libraries
Foundations
Building construction
Construction workers
Boston Public Library
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston > Back Bay
Extent:
1 photographic print : albumen silver print
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/ms35tx03r
Terms of Use:
No Copyright - United States
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Notes:
Image from: Public library building Copley Square : photographs of progress of the work August 1888 to Dec. 31, 1889
Image caption: No. 27.
Accession #:
06_03_000031
Call #:
T.R. Cab. 5.4 Vol. 1