1904-11-27
GUSN-215122
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The Jordan Marsh department store and the C.A.W. Crosby watch and jewelry store stand opposite each other at Washington and Avon Streets. In the foreground, a poster depicting a man in Blackface advertising "Primrose's Big Minstrels" at the Boston Theatre, is seen in front of the Crosby store.
public transit
subways
sidewalks
streetscapes
exterior views
commercial buildings
department stores
intersections
watches
jewelers
jewelry
theaters (buildings)
gelatin dry plate negatives
Envelope Number 00002065
BTC Line Code WD
BTC Plate Number 00000249
Transit Import ID 1644
1 gelatin dry plate glass negative
PC017
Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s
1986
PC017.01.02.03.2610
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Boston Transit Commission (Publisher)
gelatin dry plate negatives
Primrose, George H., 1852-1919
West, William H., 1853-1902
Jordan Marsh Company
C.A.W. Crosby & Son (Boston, Mass.)
Boston Theatre (Washington Street, Boston, Mass.)
Primrose & Wests Minstrels
Architectural photography
Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)
Avon Street (Boston, Mass.)
Minstrel shows
Blackface entertainers
Stereotypes (Social psychology)
Item
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