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Tea Party Boat Looking Towards Russia Wharf
By John Costello
Tue, 12/01/2015 - 10:54am
It has to be a Prop. 2 1/2 protest or maybe a protest to prevent Prop. 2 1/2 around 1980? The puffy coats are screaming 1980. Perhaps December 16, 1980?
The photo is definitely taken on the ship that used to be and is now back at the Tea Party site on the Congress Street Bridge. That is the old Edison substation in the background that got put inside a building with the development of the Intercontinental Hotel and Russia, excuse me, Atlantic Wharf.
December 16, 1773
By bob
Tue, 12/01/2015 - 10:58am
December 16, 1773
Boston Tea party
The more things change
By BullDetector
Tue, 12/01/2015 - 11:03am
The more things remain the same.
It's not a real protest
By hippie
Tue, 12/01/2015 - 11:05am
It's not a real protest unless someone has a paper marche effigy!
Take a closer look
By roadman
Tue, 12/01/2015 - 12:00pm
at the center of the photo.
I tried...here's what I see:
By Astute Observer
Tue, 12/01/2015 - 1:27pm
A bald guy covered in seagull shit, holding a giant paper airplane?
and
By Steeve
Tue, 12/01/2015 - 2:37pm
and title of the post.
Uh guys?
By zz
Tue, 12/01/2015 - 3:14pm
It seems like the op is well aware of the effigy...
1973 Boston Oil Party?
By tone
Tue, 12/01/2015 - 11:53am
1973 Boston Oil Party?
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1973/12/15/anti-nixon-oil-party-protest-planned-for/
12/16/1973? 200th
By Tweety Bird
Tue, 12/01/2015 - 12:00pm
12/16/1973? 200th anniversary of the BTP & the opening of their museum
The Answer!
By Boston City Archives
Tue, 12/01/2015 - 4:14pm
Those of you who guessed the "Oil Party" protest are correct! This photo shows a demonstration put on by the People's Bicentennial Commission on December 16, 1973. The photo was taken near the Beaver II on the Congress Street Docks.
For more information on the People's Bicentennial Commission, you can read this article from the Crimson: http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1975/4/28/the-pe...
And this article specifically talks about the demonstration: http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1973/12/15/anti-...
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