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Washington Street north from Clark's Hotel, Boston, Mass., October 12, 1903

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1903-10-12

GUSN

GUSN-220824

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Description

Streetcars, horse-drawn vehicles and pedestrians fill Washington Street in the image. Adams House hotel is on the left side of the image and just beyond it a sign for the Boston Theatre can be seen. A portion of the sign for B.F. Keith's New Theatre can be seen above the Boston Theatre sign.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
streetscapes
hotels (public accommodations)
theaters (buildings)
streetcars
aerial views
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00004911
BER Plate Number 003468.5
Transit Import ID 7340

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.99.4050

Image Dimensions

10 x 8 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Elevated Railway (Publisher)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Subjects

Architectural photography
Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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