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A photo of Thomas Cook (1808-92), a book salesman, Baptist preacher and tract distributor of Derbyshire, who was a pioneer in the tourist industry. The map discussed in this exhibit was created by his company "Thomas Cook & Son," which is in its…
Tags: 1838, Boston, Faneuil Hall, Landfills, Layers, Map, Urban Evolution
A portrait of George Washington at Dorchester Heights in March of 1776.
July 8, 1955: Blown over during Hurricane Carol on Aug. 31, 1954, the steeple on the Old North Church was repaired and restored. The bells in the tower pealed out a traditional hymn as the crane lowered the steeple into place and workmen used cable…
Tags: chr_1955, geo_Boston, geo_NorthEnd, THM_architecture, Thm_Church
July 8, 1955: Blown over during Hurricane Carol on Aug. 31, 1954, the steeple on the Old North Church was repaired and restored. The bells in the tower pealed out a traditional hymn as the crane lowered the steeple into place and workmen used cable…
Tags: chr_1955, geo_Boston, geo_NorthEnd, THM_architecture, Thm_Church
Places of worship outside of Churches, like temples, are shown on this map
Tags: chr_1895, geo_BombayIsland, thm_religion, thm_Temples









