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Restoring car tracks to grade Boylston Street, opposite Hotel Brunswick, Boston, Mass., September 12, 1913

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1913-09-12

GUSN

GUSN-214289

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Description

Work on the streetcar tracks is performed in front of the Hotel Brunswick. Part of Trinity Church can be seen on the right side of the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
streetscapes
exterior views
hotels (public accommodations)
automobiles
commercial buildings
intersections
streetcars
churches (buildings)
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00003381
BTC Line Code B
BTC Plate Number 0000863B
Transit Import ID 2962

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.01.03.4850

Places

Back Bay (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Transit Commission (Publisher)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Subjects

Architectural photography
Boylston Street (Boston, Mass.)
Clarendon Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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