1890-08-12
GUSN-321026
Commercial buildings on Meridian Street are decorated with bunting for the National Encampment taking place in Boston in August 1890. Pedestrians and customers pose in front of the stores for the photographer. The businesses include the Old Corner Store, Troy Laundry and the G.O. Ayer photography studio.
exterior views
streetscapes
commercial buildings
photographers
stationery
civil wars
commemorations (events)
anniversaries
black-and-white prints (photographs)
1 photographic print (mounted) ; 8 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches
PC001
General photographic collection
PC001.02.03.TMP.079
8 3/4 x 9 3/4 (HxW)(inches)
East Boston (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Ayer, G. O. (Photographer)
black-and-white prints (photographs)
Grand Army of the Republic. National Encampment (24th : 1890 : Boston, Mass.)
Architectural photography
Meridian St. (East Boston, Mass.)
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865
Laundry
Item
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