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903-893 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass., April 11, 1912

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1912-04-11

GUSN

GUSN-213923

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Description

The Henley-Kimball Company can be seen on the corner. There is a Michelin tire store on the left side of the image. Bailey Electrics is between these two businesses. Cox Brass Manufacturing is above Michelin in the image. The image is at the intersection of Boylston and Gloucester Streets.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
streetscapes
exterior views
commercial buildings
subways
intersections
automobiles
tires
brass (alloy)
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00003004
BTC Line Code B
BTC Plate Number 0000222B
Transit Import ID 2584

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.01.03.1190

Places

Back Bay (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Transit Commission (Publisher)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Subjects

Architectural photography
Boylston Street (Boston, Mass.)
Gloucester Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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