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The Copley Plaza, Boston, MA, circa 1943

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A view of the Copley Plaza hotel in Boston, with its curved central facade, arched ground-floor windows and awnings, and three flagpoles on the roof. Automobiles are parked along the street at the entrance. The hotel opened in 1912 facing Copley Square in Back Bay and became one of the city's grand hotels, near Trinity Church and the Boston Public Library.

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PublisherCOLOURPICTURE
SeriesB1594
ConditionGood
Place depictedThe Copley Plaza, Boston, MA
Place mentionedCopley Square, Boston, MA
Place mentionedThe Copley Plaza, Boston, MA
PublisherCOLOURPICTURE, Boston, MA
NotesBlack-and-white halftone print; no white border; light edge and corner wear; caption printed in upper right. No postmark. Divided-back 'Colourpicture' publication (Boston 15 zone address, post-1943); no stamp, no address, no manuscript message; back printed with promotional hotel description and management credit; only a pencil dealer stock number and price '#59' at lower right. Light surface soiling.

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The Copley Plaza, Boston, MA, circa 1943, postcard, c. 1943. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-copley-plaza-boston-ma-circa-1943. Accessed November 2, 2026.