fbpx

West side of Washington St. south corner of Boylston St., Boston, Mass., January 9, 1905

Update Our ticketing, donations, and membership sales portal is down for scheduled maintenance on the afternoon of 4/11.

Search Collections

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1905-01-09

GUSN

GUSN-220827

You can find this within

Browse Collection

Description

Streetcar wires can be seen in this image of the Boylston Building, location of the Continental Clothing House. Streetcar tracks can be seen in the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
streetscapes
intersections
commercial buildings
exterior views
clothing stores
streetcars
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00004928
BER Plate Number 00003732
Transit Import ID 7357

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.99.4080

Image Dimensions

10 x 8 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Transit Commission (Publisher)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Other Organizations

Continental Clothing (Firm)

Subjects

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

Description Level

Item

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].