ca. 1893
GUSN-202227
A horse-drawn buggy stands in front of the Hotel Thorndike. In the distance a streetcar can be seen just beyond the intersection with Charles Street. An entrance to the Boston Common can be seen to the left of the streetcar.
exterior views
streetscapes
intersections
commercial buildings
hotels (public accommodations)
streetcars
parks (recreation areas)
gelatin silver prints
photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)
Verso of mount: Boylston St. Boston, Mass. [in pencil, in a different hand:] at Church Street [in previous hand, in previous ink:] Gift of Mrs. Walter K. Watkins 13 April 1934 [stamped:] Duplicate Sell or Exchange S.P.N.E.A.
OVP Photo Database Number 14
OVP Number OVP0020
1 black-and-white print, mounted
PC001
General photographic collection
13 April 1934
PC001.01.TMP.020
15.75 x 12.75 (HxW)(inches)
Gift of Mrs. Walter K. Watkins, 13 April 1934.
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
gelatin silver prints
photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)
Architectural photography
Boylston Street (Boston, Mass.)
Church Street (Boston, Mass.)
Boston Common (Boston, Mass.)
Oxidative-reductive deterioration; yellowed; cracks and buckles in emulsion and support.
Item
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