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Sidewalk from no. 421 Boylston Street west, Boston, Mass., June 6, 1920

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1920-06-06

GUSN

GUSN-214506

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Description

The Henry Murray Company which produces granite monument pieces can be seen on the right side of the image. The Louis H. Werner Company which carries furs is to the left of Murray. The Museum of Natural History and the Rogers Building can be seen on the other side of Berkeley Street.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
subways
sidewalks
streetscapes
intersections
exterior views
commercial buildings
museums (buildings)
science museums (buildings)
university and college buildings
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00003663
BTC Line Code B
BTC Plate Number 00000A79
Transit Import ID 3244

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.01.03.7020

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

Other People

Preston, Jonathan, 1801-1888
Preston, William Gibbons, 1842-1910
Rogers, William Barton, 1804-1882

Other Organizations

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Subjects

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

Description Level

Item

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