Steeple scaffolding

By adamg on Thu, 12/03/2015 - 11:37am

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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By Darryl
Thu, 12/03/2015 - 11:46am

Looks like some kind of construction, not sure when.

By anon
Thu, 12/03/2015 - 11:49am

1910, to the mission church

By anon
Thu, 12/03/2015 - 11:53am

JFK funeral?

By radiohead
Thu, 12/03/2015 - 12:03pm

dedication after the spires were added. 1910.

By downtown-anon
Thu, 12/03/2015 - 11:59am

Not much work to figure this one out.

By Zz
Thu, 12/03/2015 - 12:30pm

Taking down steeple from Tower, right on Boylston Street

By ckollett
Thu, 12/03/2015 - 12:35pm

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

By Steeve
Thu, 12/03/2015 - 12:49pm

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

By SFPD12
Thu, 12/03/2015 - 1:30pm

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

By Ward8Mahatma
Thu, 12/03/2015 - 2:08pm

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

By Boston City Archives
Thu, 12/03/2015 - 4:16pm

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