Copley Square, Boylston and Dartmouth Streets, looking north, Boston, Mass.

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  • Photography

GUSN

GUSN-214515

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Description

Subway construction work is seen at the intersection of Boylston and Dartmouth Streets in Copley Square. The Old South Church can be seen in the image. A construction site building stands on St. James Avenue in the foreground.

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Descriptive Terms

public transit
aerial views
streetscapes
construction sites
exterior views
subways
commercial buildings
churches (buildings)
libraries (buildings)
public libraries (buildings)
intersections
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00003675
BTC Line Code B
BTC Plate Number 0000X009
Transit Import ID 3256

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.01.03.7110

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.)
Dartmouth Street (Boston, Mass.)
St. James Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
Copley Square (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item