Boston illustrated; . The Post-Office. Post-Office Square Front. front of the buildino;, adorned with several towers, on two of which standsculptured groups, of heroic size, by Daniel C. P^-ench. Facing the building,the left-hand group represents Labor supporting the arts and domestic life ;Labor, a stalwart figure, with his right arm supported liy the horn of the anvilagainst wliieh lie is leaning. Under his right arm are tlie mother and cliild, and athis left a graceful woman supporting a vase on her knee, while at her feet liesculptured masks and capitals. The gronp at the right represe
Boston illustrated; . The Post-Office. Post-Office Square Front. front of the buildino;, adorned with several towers, on two of which standsculptured groups, of heroic size, by Daniel C. P^-ench. Facing the building,the left-hand group represents Labor supporting the arts and domestic life ;Labor, a stalwart figure, with his right arm supported liy the horn of the anvilagainst wliieh lie is leaning. Under his right arm are tlie mother and cliild, and athis left a graceful woman supporting a vase on her knee, while at her feet liesculptured masks and capitals. The gronp at the right represents the forces ofsteam and electricity subdned and controlled by Science. Tlie central figure isScience, with her foot resting on a closed volume, — her undiscovered secrets, —and supporting on her left arm a horseshoe magnet with a thunderbolt as an ar-mature. Crouching at her feet is a gigantic slave with riveted cap, and handschained to a locomotive wheel, while about his feet are clouds of steam andfragments o
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