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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of a marker at the Bunker Hill Monument indicating the location of a redoubt constructed for the Battle of Bunker Hill. A stone slab is inlaid into the ground at center and rises slightly above the ground. Its inscription reads, "THE BREASTWORK THROWN UP ON THE MORNING OF THE SEVENTEENTH OF JUNE 1778 EXTENDED NORTHERLY THREE HUNDRED FEET." Beyond it, the grassy expanse of Breed's Hill slopes downward to the left from the upper right corner. Wrought-iron fencing lines Monument Square along its left and back edges. Streets and residential buildings stand in the background. NRHP reference # 66000138 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
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2351_008 ark:/21198/zz002j3mbx
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Historical markers--Massachusetts--Boston Bunker Hill Monument (Boston, Mass.)
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