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Birds-eye view of sec.5 looking easterly, Boylston Street, Boston, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1914-07-13

GUSN

GUSN-214348

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Description

Work on the Boylston Street streetcar incline can be seen in the image. The Hotel Thorndike is on the right with the Public Garden on the left.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
subways
construction sites
streetscapes
exterior views
commercial buildings
hotels (public accommodations)
public gardens
parks (recreation areas)
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00003453
BTC Line Code B
BTC Plate Number 0001056B
Transit Import ID 3034

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.01.03.5440

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

Public Garden (Boston, Mass.)
Architectural photography
Boylston Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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