Looking easterly in Adams Square, sec.9, Boston, Mass.

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1897-07-19

GUSN

GUSN-213150

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Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s
Negatives
Green Line
Tremont Street Line (TR)
Looking easterly in Adams Square, sec.9, Boston, Mass.
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Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s
- Negatives
  - Green Line
    - Tremont Street Line (TR)

Description

Construction work is done in the image. The C.H. Robinson furniture building has a large sign on the top of it.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
subways
construction sites
streetscapes
squares (open spaces)
exterior views
commercial buildings
furniture
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00336
BTC Line Code TR
BTC Plate Number 00920
Transit Import ID 6084

Physical Descrption

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.01.02.2630

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Transit Commission (Publisher)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Subjects

Architectural photography
Adams Square (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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