Interior of Coliseum, St. James Park, Boston, Mass., June 18, 1872
Digital Commonwealth — Historic New England

Interior of Coliseum, St. James Park, Boston, Mass., June 18, 1872

Preston, William Gibbons · 1872

CC0 — Public Domain
Digital Commonwealth — Historic New England

The World Peace Jubilee and International Music Festival was held in Boston in 1872 to commemorate the end of the Franco-Prussian War. The Boston Coliseum, which housed the event, was designed by William Preston and intended to be a temporary structure. The event was organized by composer and bandmaster Patrick Gilmore. The seated audience can be seen in the image with one man in the center facing the camera.

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