GUSN-214280
Subway construction work is seen in Copley Square. The Boston Public Library is on the left and the Old South Church is on the right side of the image.
public transit
streetscapes
exterior views
squares (open spaces)
libraries (buildings)
churches (buildings)
subways
construction sites
intersections
commercial buildings
gelatin dry plate negatives
Envelope Number 00003372
BTC Line Code B
BTC Plate Number 0000848B
Transit Import ID 2953
1 gelatin dry plate glass negative
PC017
Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s
1986
PC017.01.01.03.4760
Back Bay (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Boston Transit Commission (Publisher)
gelatin dry plate negatives
Architectural photography
Boylston Street (Boston, Mass.)
Dartmouth Street (Boston, Mass.)
Clarendon Street (Boston, Mass.)
St. James Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
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