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A watery effigy

By adamg on Tue, 12/01/2015 - 10:47am
Boston Harbor protest

The folks at the Boston City Archives wonder if you can figure out what's going on in this photo and when.

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By John Costello on Tue, 12/01/2015 - 10:54am.

It has to be a Prop. 2 1/2 protest or maybe a protest to prevent Prop. 2 1/2 around 1980? The puffy coats are screaming 1980. Perhaps December 16, 1980?

The photo is definitely taken on the ship that used to be and is now back at the Tea Party site on the Congress Street Bridge. That is the old Edison substation in the background that got put inside a building with the development of the Intercontinental Hotel and Russia, excuse me, Atlantic Wharf.

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By bob on Tue, 12/01/2015 - 10:58am.

December 16, 1773
Boston Tea party

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By BullDetector on Tue, 12/01/2015 - 11:03am.

The more things remain the same.

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By hippie on Tue, 12/01/2015 - 11:05am.

It's not a real protest unless someone has a paper marche effigy!

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By roadman on Tue, 12/01/2015 - 12:00pm.

at the center of the photo.

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By Astute Observer on Tue, 12/01/2015 - 1:27pm.

A bald guy covered in seagull shit, holding a giant paper airplane?

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By Steeve on Tue, 12/01/2015 - 2:37pm.

and title of the post.

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By zz on Tue, 12/01/2015 - 3:14pm.

It seems like the op is well aware of the effigy...

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By tone on Tue, 12/01/2015 - 11:53am.

1973 Boston Oil Party?
http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1973/12/15/anti-nixon-oil-party-protest-planned-for/

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By Tweety Bird on Tue, 12/01/2015 - 12:00pm.

12/16/1973? 200th anniversary of the BTP & the opening of their museum

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By Boston City Archives on Tue, 12/01/2015 - 4:14pm.

Those of you who guessed the "Oil Party" protest are correct! This photo shows a demonstration put on by the People's Bicentennial Commission on December 16, 1973. The photo was taken near the Beaver II on the Congress Street Docks.

For more information on the People's Bicentennial Commission, you can read this article from the Crimson: http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1975/4/28/the-peoples-bicentennial-com...

And this article specifically talks about the demonstration: http://www.thecrimson.com/article/1973/12/15/anti-nixon-oil-party-protes...

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