1940-02-15
GUSN-217954
Snow covers Boylston street with the Boston Public Library in the distance. The Old South Church is on the right side of the image. The Hotel Brunswick is on the left side of the image.
public transit
streetscapes
exterior views
commercial buildings
blizzards
libraries (buildings)
public libraries (buildings)
churches (buildings)
hotels (public accommodations)
subways
storms
gelatin dry plate negatives
Envelope Number 00008266
BER Plate Number 00024542
Transit Import ID 4340
1 gelatin dry plate glass negative
PC017
Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s
1986
PC017.01.06.040.1380
7 x 5 (HxW)(inches)
Back Bay (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Boston Elevated Railway (Publisher)
gelatin dry plate negatives
Boylston Street (Boston, Mass.)
Copley Square (Boston, Mass.)
Architectural photography
Item
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