Massachusetts - Visitors to the Top of Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown

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• ARTIST: Joseph Becker

• PUBLISHER: Published in Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, New York.

• MEDIUM: Wood engraving, hand colored,

  DATE: Jun. 26, 1875.

• EDITION SIZE: Image size 8 7/8 x 13 5/8" (22.5 x 34.5 cm).

• DESCRIPTION: Published during the battle of Bunker Hill Centennial in 1875, this original wood engraving from Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper shows an interior perspective of the iconic granite obelisk in Charlestown MA. The illustration documents the physical experience of 19th-century historical tourism, depicting visitors in Victorian attire navigating the 294 steps to reach the observation chamber at the 221-foot summit. By June 1875, the monument had become a site of national pilgrimage, and this contemporary print captures the public’s personal interaction with American history during the centennial.

• ADDITIONAL INFO:

• CONDITION: Very good condition and color. Modern hand-color.

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• CATEGORIES: 18th-19th Century Subjects , Town Views - United States , Massachusetts - Boston