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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph, from left to right, of a caretaker and Mertie West conversing on a set of stairs at the Bunker Hill Monument in Boston. They are seen from an elevated angle. Tiered sets of wide steps extend on an angle along the bottom edge. They cascade downward to the right as they stretch into the distance. At center, the caretaker and Mertie West stand one tier below camera and 3 above street-level. Both pause their conversation and look to the camera. The caretaker rests a hand on a broom standing in front of him. A dustpan sits on the landing in front of Mertie. Behind them, a wrought-iron fence enters frame at left, lining the park's edge, and stops at center where it meets the base of the stairs. Beyond the fence and sidewalk, Monument Square runs parallel to the park's edge. Row houses line the far side of the street in the background. NRHP reference # 66000138 Text from negative sleeve: 2350. Eastern trip Boston October 1947 1 Interior Fanueihl [sic] Hall showing painting over stage Daniel Webster replying to Hayne 2 Mertie West sitting in Fanueil [sic] Hall. Painting of George Washington at right of stage 3 Mertie West standing at entrance First Methodist Church in Boston in Italian center 4 WEST street down by the market 5 & 6 View of Holy Name parade from our hotel window (Statler) 7 Mertie West talking to caretaker at Bunker Hill monument 8 Mertie West at corner at entrance to Bunker Hill monument park
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