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Steeple scaffolding

Church in old Boston with scaffolded steeples

The folks at the Boston City Archives wonder if you can figure out what's going on in this photo, and when.

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Looks like some kind of construction, not sure when.

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1910, to the mission church

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JFK funeral?

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dedication after the spires were added. 1910.

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Not much work to figure this one out.

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Taking down steeple from Tower, right on Boylston Street

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Perhaps Boston City Archives should wait until after they use something as a mystery photo to add it to their Flickr feed.

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But they have to get out in front of Dirty Old Boston taking it and posting it.

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I might actually no this one
mission hill church
from st alphonsus or maybe a block closer
looking down tremont

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..in which Mooninite fifth columnists were consigned to the flames. Lest we forget....

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Thanks for playing, folks! This image shows the Blessing of the Bells on July 3, 1910 at Mission Church in Mission Hill.

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