1897-07-27
GUSN-213155
Onlookers watch the subway construction with streetcars running on the left side of the image. The Crawford House hotel can be seen behind the onlookers at the corner of Brattle and Court Streets. The Oriental Tea Company is next to the hotel on Court Street. Howe's Music is in the distance on the left side.
public transit
subways
building sites
streetscapes
hotels (public accommodations)
exterior views
commercial buildings
gelatin dry plate negatives
Envelope Number 00341
BTC Line Code TR
BTC Plate Number 00931
Transit Import ID 6089
1 gelatin dry plate glass negative
PC017
Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s
1986
PC017.01.01.02.2680
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Boston Transit Commission (Publisher)
gelatin dry plate negatives
Architectural photography
Scollay Square (Boston, Mass.)
Cornhill Street (Boston, Mass.)
Brattle Street (Boston, Mass.)
Court Street (Boston, Mass.)
Item
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