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Looking north from the west side of Washington St., Boston, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1906-04-18

Location Note

MBTA: Folder 082.6

GUSN

GUSN-195779

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Description

A young girl in a dress stands near a large hole being dug by workers on the sidewalk.

Details

Descriptive Terms

streetscapes
workers
excavation (process)
cyanotypes (photographic prints)
photographs

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID tra00032
AccessID 1127
Other identifier HNEDID-tra00032

Physical Description

1 cyanotype

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Reference Code

PC017.02.082-6.002

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

cyanotypes (photographic prints)
photographs

Other Organizations

Boston (Mass.). Transit Commission

Subjects

Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

MBTA: Folder 082.6

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