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Bunker Hill Monument, Boston Massachusetts

Bunker Hill Monument, Boston Massachusetts

Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown built 1825-43, Solomon Willard. From Boston views taken on the Anniv. Of the Battle of Bunker Hill Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Heroes of Bunker Hill - Public domain portrait print

Heroes of Bunker Hill - Public domain portrait print

Picryl description: Public domain image of Boston, Massachusetts, from Boston Pictorial Archive, New England history, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Cross St. School, Charlestown - Boston pictorial archive

Cross St. School, Charlestown - Boston pictorial archive

Picryl description: Public domain image of Boston, Massachusetts, from Boston Pictorial Archive, New England history, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts.

Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Massachusetts.

Postcard shows sailing ship pulling a skiff in front of the Navy yard buildings and ships docked at piers. F34782 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 7027a.

Five Cents Savings Bank Building in the Charlestown section of Boston, Massachusetts

Five Cents Savings Bank Building in the Charlestown section of Boston,...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Originally a Masonic Hall. Built in 1854. Title, date, ... More

[General view of Charlestown (Boston) and Naval yard.]

[General view of Charlestown (Boston) and Naval yard.]

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Salt, 18th century, Boston, Massachusetts

Salt, 18th century, Boston, Massachusetts

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Charlestown Navy Yard, Marine Railway, Between Piers 2 & 3, on Charlestown Waterfront at west end of Navy Yard, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Marine Railway, Between Piers 2 & 3, on Charles...

Significance: The Marine Railway is a significant ship repair structure at the Charlestown Navy Yard, used for nearly a half-century in the repair and maintenance of small naval vessels, ranging from tugboats t... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Marine Railway, Between Piers 2 & 3, on Charlestown Waterfront at west end of Navy Yard, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Marine Railway, Between Piers 2 & 3, on Charles...

Significance: The Marine Railway is a significant ship repair structure at the Charlestown Navy Yard, used for nearly a half-century in the repair and maintenance of small naval vessels, ranging from tugboats t... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Marine Railway, Between Piers 2 & 3, on Charlestown Waterfront at west end of Navy Yard, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Marine Railway, Between Piers 2 & 3, on Charles...

Significance: The Marine Railway is a significant ship repair structure at the Charlestown Navy Yard, used for nearly a half-century in the repair and maintenance of small naval vessels, ranging from tugboats t... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Marine Railway, Between Piers 2 & 3, on Charlestown Waterfront at west end of Navy Yard, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Marine Railway, Between Piers 2 & 3, on Charles...

Significance: The Marine Railway is a significant ship repair structure at the Charlestown Navy Yard, used for nearly a half-century in the repair and maintenance of small naval vessels, ranging from tugboats t... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Avenue between Ninth & Thirteenth Streets, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Aven...

The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: The Charlestown Navy Yard comple... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Avenue between Ninth & Thirteenth Streets, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Aven...

The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: The Charlestown Navy Yard comple... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Avenue between Ninth & Thirteenth Streets, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Aven...

The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: The Charlestown Navy Yard comple... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 9, Between Piers 8 & 10, along Mystic River on Charlestown Waterfront at eastern edge of Navy Yard, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 9, Between Piers 8 & 10, along Mystic Rive...

Significance: Wharfs and piers were critical to the Navy Yard's mission of shipbuilding and maintenance, and Pier 9 occupies the site of one of the early wharfs at Charlestown Navy Yard. Originally known as Sh... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 10, Between Piers 9 & 11 along Mystic River on Charlestown Waterfront at eastern edge of Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 10, Between Piers 9 & 11 along Mystic Rive...

Significance: Pier 10 is one of four piers built at Charlestown Navy Yard in the decade prior to World War I. Wharfs and piers were critical to the Navy Yard's mission of shipbuilding and maintenance, and occu... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 10, Between Piers 9 & 11 along Mystic River on Charlestown Waterfront at eastern edge of Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 10, Between Piers 9 & 11 along Mystic Rive...

Significance: Pier 10 is one of four piers built at Charlestown Navy Yard in the decade prior to World War I. Wharfs and piers were critical to the Navy Yard's mission of shipbuilding and maintenance, and occu... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Ropewalk & Tar House, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Ropewalk & Tar House, Boston, Suffolk County, M...

See also HAER No. MA-90-2, Ropewalk Significance: The Ropewalk (Building 58) and the Tar House (Building 60) were the principal structures in the Charlestown Navy Yard's rope manufacturing complex. From 1838 t... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Ropewalk & Tar House, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Ropewalk & Tar House, Boston, Suffolk County, M...

See also HAER No. MA-90-2, Ropewalk Significance: The Ropewalk (Building 58) and the Tar House (Building 60) were the principal structures in the Charlestown Navy Yard's rope manufacturing complex. From 1838 t... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 11, Charlestown Waterfront at confluence of Little Mystic Channel & Mystic River at northernmost ent of Navy Yard, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 11, Charlestown Waterfront at confluence o...

Significance: Pier 11 is significant as the last pier built at Charlestown Navy Yard. It is also the largest. It was originally a narrow timber pier constructed during World War II to serve in degaussing ship... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Central Power Plant, Attached to northeast end of Building 107 at intersection of Third Avenue & Ninth Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Central Power Plant, Attached to northeast end ...

The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: Building 108 was originally buil... More

Charlestown High School (girls exercising on bars against the wall)

Charlestown High School (girls exercising on bars against the wall)

Picryl description: Public domain image of Boston, Massachusetts, from Boston Pictorial Archive, New England history, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Receiving ship Wabash, Charlestown Navy Yard

Receiving ship Wabash, Charlestown Navy Yard

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a ship, docks, navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, water way, maritime architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship hull, port, harbor, ...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a ship, navy, harbor, maritime photograph, 19th-20th century architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Mystic River tunnel extension, sinking shaft, Charlestown, Mass., Aug. 10, 1912

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, Mystic River tunnel e...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

La tripulacion del Aroragado [sic] "Rivadavia" a' su llegada al arsenal de Charlestown, Massachusetts., U.S.A., 24ch Agosto de 1914

La tripulacion del Aroragado [sic] "Rivadavia" a' su llegada al arsena...

J195884 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Darley & George; August 31, 1914. Copyright claimant's address: Malden, Mass. Ship and crew are probably Argentinian. Title translated: The crew of the iron-clad... More

BOSTON (Nov. 5, 2020) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Jason

BOSTON (Nov. 5, 2020) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Jason

BOSTON (Nov. 5, 2020) Boatswain’s Mate 2nd Class Jason Wyatt, assigned to USS Constitution, bids farewell to the officers and crew of Constitution after completing his tour aboard. USS Constitution is the oldes... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Incinerator, Midway along northern boundary of Charlestown Navy Yard, on Little Mystic Channel, near junction of Eighteenth Street & Second Avenue, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Incinerator, Midway along northern boundary of ...

The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: Building 203 is a significant arc... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Incinerator, Midway along northern boundary of Charlestown Navy Yard, on Little Mystic Channel, near junction of Eighteenth Street & Second Avenue, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Incinerator, Midway along northern boundary of ...

The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: Building 203 is a significant arc... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Marine Railway, Between Piers 2 & 3, on Charlestown Waterfront at west end of Navy Yard, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Marine Railway, Between Piers 2 & 3, on Charles...

Significance: The Marine Railway is a significant ship repair structure at the Charlestown Navy Yard, used for nearly a half-century in the repair and maintenance of small naval vessels, ranging from tugboats t... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Marine Railway, Between Piers 2 & 3, on Charlestown Waterfront at west end of Navy Yard, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Marine Railway, Between Piers 2 & 3, on Charles...

Significance: The Marine Railway is a significant ship repair structure at the Charlestown Navy Yard, used for nearly a half-century in the repair and maintenance of small naval vessels, ranging from tugboats t... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Marine Railway, Between Piers 2 & 3, on Charlestown Waterfront at west end of Navy Yard, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Marine Railway, Between Piers 2 & 3, on Charles...

Significance: The Marine Railway is a significant ship repair structure at the Charlestown Navy Yard, used for nearly a half-century in the repair and maintenance of small naval vessels, ranging from tugboats t... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Avenue between Ninth & Thirteenth Streets, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Aven...

The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: The Charlestown Navy Yard comple... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 9, Between Piers 8 & 10, along Mystic River on Charlestown Waterfront at eastern edge of Navy Yard, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 9, Between Piers 8 & 10, along Mystic Rive...

Significance: Wharfs and piers were critical to the Navy Yard's mission of shipbuilding and maintenance, and Pier 9 occupies the site of one of the early wharfs at Charlestown Navy Yard. Originally known as Sh... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 10, Between Piers 9 & 11 along Mystic River on Charlestown Waterfront at eastern edge of Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 10, Between Piers 9 & 11 along Mystic Rive...

Significance: Pier 10 is one of four piers built at Charlestown Navy Yard in the decade prior to World War I. Wharfs and piers were critical to the Navy Yard's mission of shipbuilding and maintenance, and occu... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 11, Charlestown Waterfront at confluence of Little Mystic Channel & Mystic River at northernmost ent of Navy Yard, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 11, Charlestown Waterfront at confluence o...

Significance: Pier 11 is significant as the last pier built at Charlestown Navy Yard. It is also the largest. It was originally a narrow timber pier constructed during World War II to serve in degaussing ship... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 11, Charlestown Waterfront at confluence of Little Mystic Channel & Mystic River at northernmost ent of Navy Yard, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 11, Charlestown Waterfront at confluence o...

Significance: Pier 11 is significant as the last pier built at Charlestown Navy Yard. It is also the largest. It was originally a narrow timber pier constructed during World War II to serve in degaussing ship... More

Charlestown Municipal Building, 110 Bunker Hill Street, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Municipal Building, 110 Bunker Hill Street, Charlestown, S...

Public domain photograph of building in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charlestown Municipal Building, 110 Bunker Hill Street, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Municipal Building, 110 Bunker Hill Street, Charlestown, S...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Charlestown Municipal Building, 110 Bunker Hill Street, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Municipal Building, 110 Bunker Hill Street, Charlestown, S...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a basement, underground, lobby, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

From Charlestown Square. Entrance to Charles River Bridge

From Charlestown Square. Entrance to Charles River Bridge

Charlestown Square - entrance to Charles River Bridge. Anniversary of Battle of Bunker Hill Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown, Massachusetts.

Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown, Massachusetts.

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The burning of Charlestown, June 17th, 1775.

The burning of Charlestown, June 17th, 1775.

Public domain illustrated book page scan, American, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

150818-N-CG436-261 CHARLESTOWN, Mass (Aug. 18, 2015)

150818-N-CG436-261 CHARLESTOWN, Mass (Aug. 18, 2015)

150818-N-CG436-261 CHARLESTOWN, Mass (Aug. 18, 2015) With the Boston skyline as the backdrop, Seabee divers with Construction Dive Detachment Alfa (CDD/A) of Underwater Construction Team (UCT) ONE approach a po... More

Porringer, 18th century, Boston, Massachusetts

Porringer, 18th century, Boston, Massachusetts

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200306-N-KK576-0020 BOSTON (March 6, 2020) - Cmdr.

200306-N-KK576-0020 BOSTON (March 6, 2020) - Cmdr.

200306-N-KK576-0020 BOSTON (March 6, 2020) - Cmdr. Pat Hart speaks during the Navy Recruiting District New England change of command ceremony at Faneuil Hall. Cmdr. Brian Doherty, a Charlestown, Mass., native, ... More

BOSTON (August 22, 2019) Chiefs and Chief Petty Officer

BOSTON (August 22, 2019) Chiefs and Chief Petty Officer

BOSTON (August 22, 2019) Chiefs and Chief Petty Officer Selects, Sailors who have been selected for the paygrade of E-7, come together for Chief Heritage weeks aboard the “Oldest commissioned Warship Afloat in ... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Marine Railway, Between Piers 2 & 3, on Charlestown Waterfront at west end of Navy Yard, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Marine Railway, Between Piers 2 & 3, on Charles...

Significance: The Marine Railway is a significant ship repair structure at the Charlestown Navy Yard, used for nearly a half-century in the repair and maintenance of small naval vessels, ranging from tugboats t... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Avenue between Ninth & Thirteenth Streets, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Aven...

The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: The Charlestown Navy Yard comple... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 10, Between Piers 9 & 11 along Mystic River on Charlestown Waterfront at eastern edge of Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 10, Between Piers 9 & 11 along Mystic Rive...

Significance: Pier 10 is one of four piers built at Charlestown Navy Yard in the decade prior to World War I. Wharfs and piers were critical to the Navy Yard's mission of shipbuilding and maintenance, and occu... More

Soldiers' Monument, Charlestown, decorated by 5th Maryland regiment.

Soldiers' Monument, Charlestown, decorated by 5th Maryland regiment.

Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charlestown Navy Yard, Ropewalk & Tar House, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Ropewalk & Tar House, Boston, Suffolk County, M...

See also HAER No. MA-90-2, Ropewalk Significance: The Ropewalk (Building 58) and the Tar House (Building 60) were the principal structures in the Charlestown Navy Yard's rope manufacturing complex. From 1838 t... More

Charlestown Municipal Building, 110 Bunker Hill Street, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Municipal Building, 110 Bunker Hill Street, Charlestown, S...

Public domain photograph of building in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charlestown Municipal Building, 110 Bunker Hill Street, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Municipal Building, 110 Bunker Hill Street, Charlestown, S...

Public domain photograph of building in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charlestown Municipal Building, 110 Bunker Hill Street, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Municipal Building, 110 Bunker Hill Street, Charlestown, S...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of a factory, warehouse, commercial or industrial building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Charlestown Municipal Building, 110 Bunker Hill Street, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Municipal Building, 110 Bunker Hill Street, Charlestown, S...

Public domain photograph related to Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charleston [i.e. Charlestown] Navy Yard

Charleston [i.e. Charlestown] Navy Yard

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a ship, docks, navy, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Charlestown Navy Yard, Central Power Plant, Attached to northeast end of Building 107 at intersection of Third Avenue & Ninth Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Central Power Plant, Attached to northeast end ...

The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: Building 108 was originally buil... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Central Power Plant, Attached to northeast end of Building 107 at intersection of Third Avenue & Ninth Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Central Power Plant, Attached to northeast end ...

The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: Building 108 was originally buil... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Central Power Plant, Attached to northeast end of Building 107 at intersection of Third Avenue & Ninth Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Central Power Plant, Attached to northeast end ...

The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: Building 108 was originally buil... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Central Power Plant, Attached to northeast end of Building 107 at intersection of Third Avenue & Ninth Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Central Power Plant, Attached to northeast end ...

The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: Building 108 was originally buil... More

A correct view of the late battle at Charlestown : June 17th, 1775 /

A correct view of the late battle at Charlestown : June 17th, 1775 /

Shows troops in action, British ships, and the village of Charleston. Bird's-eye-view. Exhibited in G&M exhibit, May 1975. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Vault AACR2

Navy Yard, Charlestown, Stereoscope Card. Boston, 19th century.

Navy Yard, Charlestown, Stereoscope Card. Boston, 19th century.

Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Old oil painting of First Church, Charlestown - Charleston, Boston Mass.

Old oil painting of First Church, Charlestown - Charleston, Boston Mas...

Old oil painting of First Church, Charlestown. This painting itself seems to have disappeared; but on a small round box in the possession of the Society of the Preservation of New England Antiquities, there is ... More

Charlestown High School (girls exercising on bars)

Charlestown High School (girls exercising on bars)

Picryl description: Public domain image of Boston, Massachusetts, from Boston Pictorial Archive, New England history, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, tunnel at Chelsea North Bridge, shaft and air lock, Mystic River; Charlestown; Chelsea, Mass., Oct. 2, 1900

Distribution Department, Low Service Pipe Lines, tunnel at Chelsea Nor...

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

City square, Charlestown. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

City square, Charlestown. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Charlestown Navy Yard, Incinerator, Midway along northern boundary of Charlestown Navy Yard, on Little Mystic Channel, near junction of Eighteenth Street & Second Avenue, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Incinerator, Midway along northern boundary of ...

The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: Building 203 is a significant arc... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Marine Railway, Between Piers 2 & 3, on Charlestown Waterfront at west end of Navy Yard, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Marine Railway, Between Piers 2 & 3, on Charles...

Significance: The Marine Railway is a significant ship repair structure at the Charlestown Navy Yard, used for nearly a half-century in the repair and maintenance of small naval vessels, ranging from tugboats t... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Marine Railway, Between Piers 2 & 3, on Charlestown Waterfront at west end of Navy Yard, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Marine Railway, Between Piers 2 & 3, on Charles...

Significance: The Marine Railway is a significant ship repair structure at the Charlestown Navy Yard, used for nearly a half-century in the repair and maintenance of small naval vessels, ranging from tugboats t... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Marine Railway, Between Piers 2 & 3, on Charlestown Waterfront at west end of Navy Yard, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Marine Railway, Between Piers 2 & 3, on Charles...

Significance: The Marine Railway is a significant ship repair structure at the Charlestown Navy Yard, used for nearly a half-century in the repair and maintenance of small naval vessels, ranging from tugboats t... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Avenue between Ninth & Thirteenth Streets, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Aven...

The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: The Charlestown Navy Yard comple... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Avenue between Ninth & Thirteenth Streets, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Aven...

The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: The Charlestown Navy Yard comple... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Avenue between Ninth & Thirteenth Streets, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Aven...

The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: The Charlestown Navy Yard comple... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Avenue between Ninth & Thirteenth Streets, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Aven...

The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: The Charlestown Navy Yard comple... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 9, Between Piers 8 & 10, along Mystic River on Charlestown Waterfront at eastern edge of Navy Yard, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 9, Between Piers 8 & 10, along Mystic Rive...

Significance: Wharfs and piers were critical to the Navy Yard's mission of shipbuilding and maintenance, and Pier 9 occupies the site of one of the early wharfs at Charlestown Navy Yard. Originally known as Sh... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 10, Between Piers 9 & 11 along Mystic River on Charlestown Waterfront at eastern edge of Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 10, Between Piers 9 & 11 along Mystic Rive...

Significance: Pier 10 is one of four piers built at Charlestown Navy Yard in the decade prior to World War I. Wharfs and piers were critical to the Navy Yard's mission of shipbuilding and maintenance, and occu... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Ropewalk & Tar House, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Ropewalk & Tar House, Boston, Suffolk County, M...

See also HAER No. MA-90-2, Ropewalk Significance: The Ropewalk (Building 58) and the Tar House (Building 60) were the principal structures in the Charlestown Navy Yard's rope manufacturing complex. From 1838 t... More

Charlestown Municipal Building, 110 Bunker Hill Street, Charlestown, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Municipal Building, 110 Bunker Hill Street, Charlestown, S...

Public domain photograph of building in Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charlestown Navy Yard, Central Power Plant, Attached to northeast end of Building 107 at intersection of Third Avenue & Ninth Street, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Central Power Plant, Attached to northeast end ...

The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: Building 108 was originally buil... More

Shot park and barracks, Navy Yard, Charlestown, Mass.

Shot park and barracks, Navy Yard, Charlestown, Mass.

Public domain photograph of 19th-century stereoscopic card, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charlestown Square from Charles River Bridge

Charlestown Square from Charles River Bridge

Charlestown Square from Charles River Bridge. Anniversary of Battle of Bunker Hill Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Charlestown High School - girls climbing rope

Charlestown High School - girls climbing rope

Picryl description: Public domain image of Boston, Massachusetts, from Boston Pictorial Archive, New England history, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Interior of Winthrop Church - Charleston, Boston Mass.

Interior of Winthrop Church - Charleston, Boston Mass.

Interior of Winthrop Church. Decorated for a patriotic service. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

U. S. S. Illinois in dry dock, Charlestown Navy Yard, Charlestown, Massachusetts.

U. S. S. Illinois in dry dock, Charlestown Navy Yard, Charlestown, Mas...

Postcard shows frontal view of U. S. S. "Illinois" in dry dock surrounded by Navy Yard buildings, and a large crane on the left. F40276 U.S. Copyright Office. No. 313.

City square, Charlestown. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

City square, Charlestown. Boston, MA. 19th Century Stereoscope Card.

Public domain image of a large historic building, city hall, urban architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Plan and valuation of pews in the new meeting house of the First Parish

Plan and valuation of pews in the new meeting house of the First Paris...

Public domain reproduction of lantern slide, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charlestown Navy Yard, Incinerator, Midway along northern boundary of Charlestown Navy Yard, on Little Mystic Channel, near junction of Eighteenth Street & Second Avenue, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Incinerator, Midway along northern boundary of ...

The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: Building 203 is a significant arc... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Incinerator, Midway along northern boundary of Charlestown Navy Yard, on Little Mystic Channel, near junction of Eighteenth Street & Second Avenue, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Incinerator, Midway along northern boundary of ...

The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: Building 203 is a significant arc... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Marine Railway, Between Piers 2 & 3, on Charlestown Waterfront at west end of Navy Yard, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Marine Railway, Between Piers 2 & 3, on Charles...

Significance: The Marine Railway is a significant ship repair structure at the Charlestown Navy Yard, used for nearly a half-century in the repair and maintenance of small naval vessels, ranging from tugboats t... More

[West End and Charles River from Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts.]

[West End and Charles River from Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts.]

Public domain image of an industrial building, factory, structure, works, 19th-20th century industrial revolution, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Avenue between Ninth & Thirteenth Streets, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Aven...

The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: The Charlestown Navy Yard comple... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Avenue between Ninth & Thirteenth Streets, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Aven...

The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: The Charlestown Navy Yard comple... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Avenue between Ninth & Thirteenth Streets, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Shipfitters' Shop, Southeast side of First Aven...

The Boston Redevelopment Authority hired William A. Owens to document all buildings in the Charlestown Navy Yard in 1977, most of which were exterior photographs. Significance: The Charlestown Navy Yard comple... More

Boston, Charlestown & Bunker Hill as seen from the fort at Roxbury, 1828

Boston, Charlestown & Bunker Hill as seen from the fort at Roxbury, 18...

Bird's-eye view of Boston and vicinity showing distant view of Beacon Hill and the Massachusetts State House. Forms part of: Marian S. Carson collection (Library of Congress). Published in: Gathering history: t... More

Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 10, Between Piers 9 & 11 along Mystic River on Charlestown Waterfront at eastern edge of Charlestown Navy Yard, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Pier 10, Between Piers 9 & 11 along Mystic Rive...

Significance: Pier 10 is one of four piers built at Charlestown Navy Yard in the decade prior to World War I. Wharfs and piers were critical to the Navy Yard's mission of shipbuilding and maintenance, and occu... More

Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown, Mass., Vintage Postcard by Detroit Publishing Co.

Bunker Hill Monument, Charlestown, Mass., Vintage Postcard by Detroit ...

Public domain photo of vintage Massachusetts postcard, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Charlestown Navy Yard, Ropewalk & Tar House, Boston, Suffolk County, MA

Charlestown Navy Yard, Ropewalk & Tar House, Boston, Suffolk County, M...

See also HAER No. MA-90-2, Ropewalk Significance: The Ropewalk (Building 58) and the Tar House (Building 60) were the principal structures in the Charlestown Navy Yard's rope manufacturing complex. From 1838 t... More

Charleston [i.e. Charlestown] Navy Yard

Charleston [i.e. Charlestown] Navy Yard

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of Boston, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

The National House in Chelsea Street, Charlestown, Mass.

The National House in Chelsea Street, Charlestown, Mass.

Public domain image of a historic view of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description

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