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Bates Hall, Boston Public Library
Bates Hall inside the McKim Building of the Boston Public Library in 1896. Image courtesy of the Boston Public Library. Bates Hall in 2016: The historic McKim Building opened in 1895 as the main branch...
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Bates Hall, Boston Public Library (2)
Another view of Bates Hall in the McKim Building, around 1895. Image courtesy of the Boston Public Library. Bates Hall in 2016: Like the previous post, these photos show Bates Hall, the main reading...
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Bates Hall, Boston Public Library (3)
The marble doorway in Bates Hall at the McKim Building, in 1896. Image courtesy of the Boston Public Library. The view in 2016: As mentioned in the previous two posts here and here, Bates Hall is the...
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Grand Staircase, Boston Public Library
The grand staircase at the McKim Building, around 1901. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection. The staircase in 2016: The main branch of the Boston Public...
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Grand Staircase, Boston Public Library (2)
Another view of the grand staircase at the McKim Building, around 1901. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, Detroit Publishing Company Collection. The staircase in 2016: The previous post shows...
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Grand Staircase, Boston Public Library (3)
The hallway at the top of the grand staircase at the McKim Building, in 1896. Image courtesy of the Boston Public Library. The scene in 2016: Designed like a Venetian arcade, this hallway connects the...
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17-19 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
The houses at 17 and 19 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, sometime in the 1870s. Image courtesy of the Boston Public Library. The houses in 2017: These houses were built on a lot that had been purchased...
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15 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
The house at 15 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, sometime in the 1870s. Image courtesy of the Boston Public Library. The house in 2017: This elegant house, completed in 1866, was part of the initial...
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11-13 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
The houses at 11 and 13 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, sometime in the 1870s. Image courtesy of the Boston Public Library. The houses in 2017: This lot in the Back Bay was purchased in 1860 by...
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7-9 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
The houses at 7 and 9 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, sometime in the 1870s. Image courtesy of the Boston Public Library. The houses in 2017: These two houses, built around 1861, were among the first in...
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3-5 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
The houses at 3 and 5 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, sometime in the 1870s. Image courtesy of the Boston Public Library. The houses in 2017: Like the neighboring homes at 7-9 Commonwealth, these houses...
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1 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston
The houses at 1 Commonwealth Avenue and 12 Arlington Street in Boston, sometime in the 1870s. Image courtesy of the Boston Public Library. The houses in 2017: This building at the corner of Arlington...
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Alexander Hamilton Statue, Boston
The statue of Alexander Hamilton, located on the Commonwealth Avenue Mall between Arlington and Berkeley Streets, around 1865-1885. Image courtesy of the Boston Public Library. The statue in 2021:...
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