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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. A poorly-exposed and out-of-focus photograph of the Holy Name Society convention's parade marching along a Boston street, as viewed from the West's hotel. The parade is viewed from an elevated perspective. Statler Park enters frame from the lower left corner. Behind it, a building stands in partial view along the left edge. Signage on one of the street-level businesses reads, "[...]YSLER SEYMOUR MOTORS PLYMOUTH." To the right, the Holy Name Society convention's parade marches along Stuart Street. The street passes through the image on an upward angle from the lower right corner to the left, disappearing behind the building at left. Large crowds of spectators line both sides of the street. Buildings stand along the opposite side of the street. The surrounding neighborhood stretches behind them and into the distance. Four punched holes line the top edge at left. According to the negative sleeve, this set of photographs is captured in color. The scans of these images are in black and white. Per negative sleeve #2350, the West's stayed at the "Statler" while in Boston during their Eastern trip in October, 1947. This photograph was most likely taken from that location, Statler Hotel Boston (now Boston Park Plaza). Text from negative sleeve: 2335. COLOR Eastern trip October 1947 Boston 1 Mertie West in Copp's Burial Hill Mertie at right. 2 Mertie West at left at Old South Church 3 Mertie West reading tablet on Old South Church 4 Holy Name Convention Parade as seen from our Hotel Window 5 Another of same 6 Mertie West beside tablet on gate to Copp's Hill burial ground 5 films
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2335_002 ark:/21198/zz002j3h09
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Cityscapes Parades & processions--Massachusetts--Boston Parks--Massachusetts--Boston Meetings--Massachusetts--Boston Boston (Mass.) Holy Name Society
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