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 on Thu, 12/03/2015 - 11:46am.

Looks like some kind of construction, not sure when.

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

1910, to the mission church

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

JFK funeral?

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

dedication after the spires were added. 1910.

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

Not much work to figure this one out.

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

Taking down steeple from Tower, right on Boylston Street

By ckollett on 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 on 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 on 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 on Thu, 12/03/2015 - 2:08pm.

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

By Boston City Archives on 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.