Boston streets tufts

In one of the most sensational crimes of the era, the wealthy Dr. Parkman was killed by a friend and colleague, John Webster over a debt. The directory mutely lists his widow, Mrs. George F. Parkman, and their son, George F. Parkman, Jr still living the family home. Cowpaths shows us not only the location of the home and who lived there in , but also that there are photographs from approximately the same era, one of them taken by Josiah Hawes.

Pioneering Photographers Josiah Hawes and his partner, Albert Southworth were the most celebrated of the early photographers in America. They set up shop in Boston in , just three years after the first daguerreotype was exhibited in the United States. Explore the paths right away opens in a new window. Cowpaths The geospatial mapping tool developed for the Boston Streets project has been dubbed " Cowpaths ," after the urban legend that the streets of Boston were laid out over the paths cows used to walk when the city was young and now accounts for their general disorder and "crookedness.

Learn more about how Cowpaths works and how to use it in an illustrated Primer Explore the paths right away opens in a new window. Grant narrative Six-month report Twelve-month report Eighteen-month report Twentyfour-month report. Help FAQs Contact. Search the full text of all the directories or combine your full text search with metadata. See the help page for tips on how to search the directories. Scope and Contents This collection contains the digital content collected and created for use in the Boston Streets project.

Additional support was provided by Docema, The Bostonian Society, and other anonymous gifts. The Bostonian Society provided more than images to the project and was also a major partner in developing descriptive cataloging specifications. The collection is comprised of images, maps, and street directories from the years -- To view the Boston Streets digital exhibit, please see:. Language of Materials English. Conditions Governing Access This collection is open for research.

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