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View in Boston harbour

Description: Image of many vessels afloat in the Boston Harbor, including sailing ships, steamships, rowboats, and a raft, with the Massachusetts State House visible in background.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1835-1840
Call number: priJLC_MAR_001414
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

The U.S. sloop of war St. Louis in the harbour of Smyrna July 2nd 1853

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Image of the United States ship St. Louis in the harbor of Smyrna (now Izmir), Turkey, demanding the release of Hungarian prisoner Martin Kozta from the Austrian ship Hussar; the St. Louis and the Hussar are pictured at center near other ships with two rowboats positioned next to them for the transport and exchange of the prisoner; coast of Smyrna visible in background at left.

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View of Chelsea Mass. from Eagle Hill East Boston

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Image of a landscape view of Chelsea, Massachusetts, on the coast of Mystic River as viewed from Eagle Hill in East Boston; Winnisimmet ferry approaches dock at left; sailing vessels visible on river; cows, pedestrians, and horse-drawn vehicle in foreground.

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The great International Naval Review. New York, April 27th, 1893

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Image of an elevated view of the International Naval Review held in New York Harbor in 1893 as part of the celebrations commemorating the 400th anniversary of Columbus's landing in America; dozens of ships sailing in the harbor visible with national flags and pennants flying; coastline visible in background.

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Cunard Line New York, Boston, Liverpool and Queenstown

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Image of a steamship sailing near a small tugboat at the center of an advertisement for Cunard Line and their agents; sailing vessels visible in background at right; "The Cunard Steamship Company, Limited" insignia at top right with a crowned lion holding a globe encircled by a belt border.

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Steam packet Chancellor Livingston (- entering the harbour of Newport.)

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Image of the steamboat Chancellor Livingston entering the Harbor of Newport, Rhode Island; passengers visible on upper and lower decks; lighthouse and docks visible in background.

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The battle of Bunker's Hill

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Image of the Battle of Bunker Hill during the siege of Boston, Massachusetts, in 1775 at the start of the American Revolutionary War; British and American soldiers clash in a battle scene with flags raised and men fighting with swords and rifles; dead and wounded men litter the ground; ships firing in Boston Harbor visible in background at right.

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View in Boston harbour

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