Wiliam D. Stratton, 1865. Original print. Color lithograph. Measures 20" x 25" This rare lithograph of Boston's Masonic Temple, on the corner of Boylston and Tremont Streets, was published in 1865 by William D. Stratton and issued by Buffords' Print Publishing House. The print depicts the proposed masonic temple, designed by artist and architect Merrill G. Wheelock. After Wheelock fell ill, the design was completed by architect George Meacham, and the building was dedicated in 1867. The site continues to..... More

New York: Harper's Weekly, 1872. Woodcut. Image measures 22 3/4 x 33 inches. This engraved view of Boston after the Great Fire of 1872 was published nationally in the December 14, 1872 issue of Harper's Weekly. The fire, which destroyed about 65 acres of downtown Boston, was the worst in the city history. Steamboats in the foreground hose down the burnt wharfs. Behind the harbor, the burnt downtown spreads out before the viewer as a mass of charred remains. To..... More