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Tree maintenance, Boston Common

Tree maintenance, Boston Common, [ca. 1929–1955] — Trees, Saws, Woodcutting, Tree climbing, Capitols. Held by Boston Public Library, John B. Sanromá Photograph Collection. Title supplied by cataloger. From accompanying material: Franklin Park, etc.

Document

Type
photograph
Publisher
Boston Public Library
Published, as stated
[ca. 1929–1955]
Language
en
Media type
image/jpeg
Size
308388 bytes
Preservation
preserved
Digest (SHA-256)
063967edab29d3cf87f23795f4782d625a717b0104e2e667d472449532b92ef9

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Who wrote Tree maintenance, Boston Common, and who published it?

Boston Public Library published it, [ca. 1929–1955].

Attested by: Boston Public Library digital collections, retrieved 5 September 2026, under No Copyright - United States.

Does the archive hold Tree maintenance, Boston Common itself, or only the record of it?

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Attested by: Boston Public Library digital collections, retrieved 5 September 2026, under No Copyright - United States.

What does the archive hold for Tree maintenance, Boston Common, and under what license?

The Boston Archive holds this record of Tree maintenance, Boston Common from Boston Public Library digital collections, retrieved 5 September 2026, under No Copyright - United States (public domain). 5 recorded transforms stand between the retrieved bytes and this record. Attribution is due to Boston Public Library.

Attested by: Boston Public Library digital collections, retrieved 5 September 2026, under No Copyright - United States.

Related records

Identity

Identifier
urn:lemay:boston:document:tree-maintenance-boston-common-2
Canonical URL
https://boston.fyi/document/tree-maintenance-boston-common-2
As JSON
https://boston.fyi/document/tree-maintenance-boston-common-2.json
Version
1 · last changed 5 September 2026

Provenance

Source
Boston Public Library digital collections — source of record
License
No Copyright - United States (public_domain)
Retrieved
5 September 2026
Source identifier
commonwealth:z8911858t
Attribution
Boston Public Library
Rights as stated
No Copyright - United States — No known copyright restrictions.

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