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Boston Then and Now

by Elizabeth McNulty · 2000

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Celebrating America's favorite cityscapes, this series combines historic interest and contemporary beauty. Then and Now features fascinating archival photographs contrasted with specially commissioned, full-color images of the same scene today. A visual lesson in the historic changes of our greatest urban landscapes.

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historyhistoryMore like thisLess of thistraveltravelMore like thisLess of this
Themes
artartMore like thisLess of this
Setting
BostonBostonMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 144 pages

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