A stereoview depicting the Revere House hotel at Bowdoin Square, Boston, showing its Ionic-columned portico entrance and the raised lettering "REVERE HOUSE" across the upper façade. The street in the foreground is occupied by two horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians, with adjoining multi-story commercial buildings, shopfronts, and chimneys visible along the block. The composition is taken from a slight angle across the square, capturing both the hotel's entrance bay and the streetscape receding to the left.
The printed label affixed to the reverse identifies the image as No. 109 in the series "Views of Boston and Vicinity," credited to a photographer named Heywood and issued by the publisher Hervey Friend of Gloucester, Massachusetts, which places the production of this print within that regional publishing series.
Photographer/publisher: Heywood (published by Hervey Friend, Gloucester, Mass.)
Period/date: circa 1870-1880
Dimensions: 175 x 85 mm
Condition: Good; overall toning and yellowing to the mount, scattered light foxing most pronounced in the upper left corner, minor surface soiling, and light wear to the mount corners and edges. The image layer remains stable with good contrast.
Reverse: Printed label reads: "No. 109. Views of Boston and Vicinity. Photo. by HEYWOOD. Published by Hervey Friend, Gloucester, Mass., U.S. Revere House." Also bears a later oval retailer stamp: "Joseph Ward, Looking Glasses and Picture Frames, 125 Washington St, Boston."
Keywords: USA, Boston, hotel architecture, stereoview, Heywood
Photographer Biography:
No verified biographical information available.
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