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Incline in front of Hotel Thorndike, side view, sec. 5, Boylston Street, Boston, Mass., 1914

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1914

GUSN

GUSN-220565

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Description

The incline taking the streetcar line underground on Boylston Street can be seen. The Hotel Thorndike is on the right and the Public Garden is on the left in the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

Transit Import ID 9088

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.99.1460

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Transit Commission (Publisher)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Subjects

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

Description Level

Item

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