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Streetcars frozen on tracks, Roxbury, Mass., February 1, 1898

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1898-02-01

GUSN

GUSN-252095

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Description

Ice encrusted streetcars stand on Shawmut Avenue in Roxbury, Massachusetts.

Details

Descriptive Terms

streetscapes
streetcars
snow (precipitation)
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Physical Description

1 photographic print, mounted : black-and-white

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0040.006

Credit Line

Gift of Earle Shettleworth, June 5, 1968.

Places

Roxbury (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Subjects

Architectural photography
Shawmut Avenue (Roxbury, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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