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Created to save Old North Church...



Item # 702168

December 08, 1879

THE DIAL OF THE OLD SOUTH CLOCK, Boston, Dec. 8, 1879  This was an interesting publication produced for a fair to help save Old North Church. People had wanted to demolish it to widen the street, however a faction wanted it preserved. They created the fair to promote their cause and it succeeded.
This was the first time citizens were able to save an historic structure.
Twelve pages, 8 3/4 by 12 3/4 inches, great condition.

Item from Catalog 353 (released for April 2025)

Category: Post-Civil War