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THE HOUSING CONDITIONS IN BOSTON.1: POPULATION AND NUMBER OF DWELLING-HOUSES WITH PER CENT OF ANNUAL INCREASE.; Middle Class Homes of Boston

This article offers insight into the living conditions of middle class people living in Boston. The article gives a diagram of what a typical middle…

Suburban Scenery Around Boston

In the Lamplighter, Graham’s country house contained old-fashioned entrances on both sides with a sloped and shady lawn. From the novel, we know that…

Boston Omnibus Business

This article segment gives statistics and information about omnibuses in Boston, Massachusetts in the mid 19th century. It speaks about how…

WASHINGTON BUILDING, WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON.

This article from Ballou's Pictorial Drawing - Room Companion describes the Washington Building on Washington St, Boston. It describes elements of…

Telegraph Around the Globe

This is a newspaper excerpt from 1850 discussing a successful telegraph between Dover and Calais, and expressing the hopeful possibilities of…