Photograph of Dr. A. M. Townsend next to a monument

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A black-and-white photograph of Dr. Arthur Melvin Townsend standing next to the Boston Massacre Monument, also known as the Crispus Attucks Monument and Victory. Townsend’s elbow rests on a railing around the statue's base. The statue depicts an allegorical woman figure in flowing robes with an eagle underfoot. On the back of the photograph is a number written in pencil [301].

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