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A map circa 1874, the Orpheum Theater(formally Boston Music Hall) is shown to be highly constricted by the urban landscape surrounding it.
A map circa 1874, the Orpheum Theater(formally Boston Music Hall) is shown to be highly constricted by the urban landscape surrounding it.
An antique photograph of the back entrance of the Orpheum Theatre (formally known as the Boston Music Hall).
The originally intended front entrance of the Orpheum Theatre. This street facing entrance has since been replaced by a retail company.
Nationally famous, the Boston Music Hall organ was the defining musical instrument of the hall and was the largest in the United States in its time.
A map published by Eicher Goodearth Ltd. of Mumbai roads and landmarks, and used in a promotional advertisement by Hindustan Petroleum Ltd. – “HP Gas.”
The flipside of the map, which displays a key, index, and sizable commercial advertisement.
This portion of the map features the rather large advertisement by HP Gas. Note that it is written in both English and “Hinglish” but features Indian persons, and so is aimed towards a multilingual Mumbaikar community.
The map legend is rather thorough for a promotional advertisement and thus imbues the map with distinct cultural and practical value.
A portion of the map capturing southern Mumbai. There exists many features of this area, but the icons marking the locations of HP Gas dealers stand out as being significantly larger, less we forget the true intent of this map’s distribution.