The "Adam and Eve," old Chelsea

At the right, bordering the beach of the Thames at old Chelsea, is a row of picturesque buildings, beyond which rises the dark tower of a church, surmounted by a flagpole. On the beach, a rowboat and a number of barges, some with furled sails, lie stranded, and in front a man is standing. Foliage bounds the distance at the left. The third building away, in which are three large square windows, bears the sign, "The Adam and Eve. Wine and Spirit Estab." Upon a square building beyond appear, "Old Ferry Wharf. J. Johnson Coal Merchant."
Courtesy of Boston Public Library