The north side of Richmond Street, Boston, in 1866 [graphic] / E.S. Bolton ; from a water colour drawing by WIlliam Walker in 1866. 1917.

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The north side of Richmond Street, Boston, in 1866 [graphic] / E.S. Bolton ; from a water colour drawing by WIlliam Walker in 1866. 1917.

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A depiction of four residential buildings on Richmond Street in Boston's North End neighborhood. The steeple of the First Methodist Episcopal Church on Hanover Street is shown in the background. A handwritten pen and ink key under the title identifies the buildings as follows: House of Elkanah Cushman and Birthplace of Charlotte Cushman 1816; Birthplace of John G. Gilbert 1810; the Second Church on Hanover Street [First Methodist Episcopal Church]; House of Darius Boardman 1816; House of Edmund Winchester 1816. This section of Richmond Street, between Salem and Hanover Streets, was re-named Parmenter Street in 1870.

1 drawing on paper : pen and ink, b&w ; image 28 x 36 cm., sheet 29 x 37 cm.

Boston Athenaeum

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Cushman, Charlotte, 1816-1876

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Charlotte Saunders Cushman (July 23, 1816 – February 18, 1876) was an American stage actress. Her voice was noted for its full contralto register, and she was able to play both male and female parts. She lived intermittently in Rome, in an expatriate colony of prominent artists and sculptors, some of whom became part of her tempestuous private life. Cushman made her initial professional appearance at age eighteen on April 8, 1835 at Boston's Tremont Theatre. She then went to New Orleans where sh...

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Gilbert, John, 1810-1889

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John Gibbs Gilbert (February 27, 1810 – June 17, 1889) was an American stage actor whose real name was Gibbs. Born in Boston, he made his first appearance there at the Tremont Theatre, in 1828, as Jaffier in Otway's Venice Preserved. His original aim was to be a tragedian, but while on a tour through the South and West, the success of his Sir Anthony Absolute, Master Walter, etc., convinced him that his true bent was for "old men" parts, and he soon became the leading American actor in that l...

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First Methodist Episcopal Church (Boston, Mass.)

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Walker, William M., 1947-

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William Walker resided in Columbus, Warren County, Pa. From the description of Account book, 1845-1852, 1892. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122397644 Epithet: Lieutenant; RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000751.0x0000b8 ...

Bolton, Ethel Stanwood, 1873-

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This pen and ink drawing is based on an original watercolor drawing by William Walker now in the Boston Athenaeum's Prints & Photographs Department. Walker's watercolor was commissioned by Charles E. Wiggins to document the buildings before they were demolished in 1866 and replaced by the Charlotte Cushman School. From the description of The north side of Richmond Street, Boston, in 1866 [graphic] / E.S. Bolton ; from a water colour drawing by WIlliam Walker in 1866. 1917. (Bosto...

Cushman, Elkanah

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