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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of H. H. West standing beside Paul Revere's grave marker in the Granary Burying Grounds. H. H. West stands in the cemetery grounds, just right-of-center. He faces slightly left and looks downward. To the left of him the monument for Paul Revere stands. It is viewed at an angle from the side. Its inscription reads, "PAUL REVERE BORN IN BOSTON. JANUARY, 1934: DIED MAY, 1818." Wire stretches across the image, in front of H. H. and the grave marker. The surrounding cemetery grounds extend through the mid-ground. A tree stands behind H. H. and a building (partial view) is visible in the background at right. Text from negative sleeve: 2351 Eastern trip October 1947 Boston 1 Marker of redoubt on Bunker Hill 2 H.H.West beside Frog pond in the Common 3 Same - close up 4 H.H.West at Crispus Atticks [sic] shaft in the commons 5 Mertie West reading tablet in corner of commons 6 & 7 Tomb of Paul Revere in Old Granary burying ground. H.H.West by new shaft 8 H.H.West knocking on door of Paul Revere house. It was Sunday and not open for visitors
Type
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2351_003 ark:/21198/zz002j3m5b
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Monuments & memorials--Massachusetts--Boston Sightseers--Massachusetts--Boston West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958 Revere, Paul, 1735-1818 Granary Burying Ground (Boston, Mass.)
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