West side of Atlantic Avenue, north corner of High and Broad Streets, Boston, Mass.

Date

1900-11-07

Location Note

Boston Streets and Real Estate

GUSN

GUSN-355416

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Description

The Norris & Goodspeed Golden Rule Dining Rooms for ladies & gentlemen can be seen at street level. Signs on the second floor are for W.A. Whitney & Son, house, store and office painters at 132 Broad Street. George B. Dodge & Company, printers, is in a building to the right. The Egyptian Chemical Company, manufacturers of chemicals and disinfectants is in the building to the right. Dodge, Haley Company, iron and steel, is in the building on the left side of the image. A cart for the Boston Packing & Provision Company stands next to the construction work in the street. Streetcar tracks can be seen in the image. A large Quaker Oats advertisement can be seen in the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
construction sites
streetscapes
intersections
exterior views
commercial buildings
restaurants
painters (tradespeople)
printers (people)
disinfectant
iron alloy
steel (alloy)
manufacturing
food
cleaning
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Physical Descrption

1 black-and-white print

Collection Code

PC009

Collection Name

Photograph albums collection

Reference Code

PC009.207.015

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Transit Commission (Publisher)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)

Subjects

Architectural photography
Atlantic Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
High Street (Boston, Mass.)
Broad Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Component

Location Note

Boston Streets and Real Estate

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