Across from the State House is the Robert Gould Shaw Monument built in 1897 in honor of the Massachusetts 54th Regiment, the first all-Black regiment recruited in the North to fight for the Union army during the Civil War. The monument by Augustus Saint-Gaudens is part of the Boston Black Heritage Trail. A famous composition by Charles Ives, "Col. Shaw and his Colored Regiment," the opening movement of Three Places in New England, is based both on this monument and the regiment.
A wonderful photo that depicts history. Like it!
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What a great photo!
ReplyDeleteMust have been a cold and tough walk through the snow. From an aesthetical point of view the white contrasts very nicely with the black though.
ReplyDeleteEven after all these years, trudging through the snow.
ReplyDeleteWith its golden dome, Massachusetts's State House is very beautiful. Been there there three times, and this relief across it is one thing I remember about the Boston Common.
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Hey! It's good to see a Boston Daily Photo blog. I'm up in Cambridge myself - wish I had the time to dedicate to a Cambridge one. Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteAwesome capture with the snow!
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ReplyDeleteVery cool shot with the snow cover! Nice capture!
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