Load test for Guastavino tile arches along Boylston Street, construction of the McKim Building

Stevens, Edward F. (Edward Fletcher), 1860-1946 · April 20, 1889

A 4' x 5' x 6' pile of bricks weighing 12,200 pounds stacked atop one of the completed arches. To left of test, first course of blocks of Milford Pink Granite of Boylston Street Facade. Photo No. 60 by Edward Stevens, Clerk of Works.