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Tremont Street, Boston, Mass.

Description

Shows the front view of a long row of buildings on the west side of Tremont Street from Beacon Street to Pemberton Hill. Also shows business names and people and carraiges passing by. Across the bottom are the names "Pavilion Hotel" and "Reed's Music Store." Later pencil markings have other store names across the bottom of the mount.

Details

Descriptive Terms

streetscapes
exterior views
commercial buildings
hotels (public accommodations)
music
auctioneers
pedestrians
horse-drawn vehicles
line engravings (prints)
prints (visual works)

Additional Identification Number

Prints and Engravings Collection number PR223

Physical Description

1 newspaper engraving

Collection Code

GC002

Collection Name

Prints and engravings collection, 1830s-1920s

Date of Acquisition

1922-01-16

Reference Code

GC002.01.MA.3300.009

Acquisition Type

Gift

Image Dimensions

3.75 x 10 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

line engravings (prints)
prints (visual works)

Subjects

Tremont Street (Boston, Mass.)

Restrictions

Poor

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Prints: Boston, Ma.: Tremont Street

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