Interior view of the Boston & Albany Railroad, freight office, Boston, Mass.

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1918-01-24

GUSN

GUSN-253419

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General photographic collection
Standard-size photographs, 1860s-2000s
Subjects
Interiors (commercial)
[Occupational] - Interiors - Businesses including banks, laundries, restaurants, offices, hotels - Unmounted
Interior view of the Boston & Albany Railroad, freight office, Boston, Mass.
(current record)

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General photographic collection
- Standard-size photographs, 1860s-2000s
  - Subjects
    - Interiors (commercial)
      - [Occupational] - Interiors - Businesses including banks, laundries, restaurants, offices, hotels - Unmounted
        Interior view of a living room, location unknown, undated
        Interior view of the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, office, 185 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass., 1919
        Interior view of the W.O. White Office, 112 State Street, Boston, Mass., undated
        Interior view of Lever Brothers, general office, 164-190 Broadway, Cambridge, Mass., undated
        Interior view of the Boston & Albany Railroad, freight office, Boston, Mass., 1919 (current record)
        Interior view of the Salada Tea Company, 155 Berkeley Street, Boston, Mass., May 5, 1920
        Interior view of the Salada Tea Company, 155 Berkeley Street, Boston, Mass., May 5, 1920

Description

Men and women use dictaphones in a freight office of the Boston & Albany Railroad in Boston, Massachusetts. The image verso reads "148 State Street, 57 Kneeland Street, 1917 directory."

Details

Descriptive Terms

interior views
business (commercial function)
commercial buildings
office buildings
railroads
men (male humans)
women (female humans)
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Physical Description

1 photographic print : black-and-white ; 8 x 10 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.02.4150.0200.005

Image Dimensions

8 x 10 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Stebbins, N. L. (Nathaniel Livermore), 1847-1922 (Photographer)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Other Organizations

Boston & Albany Railroad

Subjects

Architectural photography
State Street (Boston, Mass.)
Kneeland Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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