1905-05-20
GUSN-215157
Adams Square can be seen in the distance. The W.H. Eaves Steamship Agency has a picture of a steamship in the window. To the left of Eaves is the Devonshire Building with the Standish Shoe store, railroad ticket offices and John J. Vortisch hairdresser shop. The A.J. Wilkinson hardware store is at 188 Washington Street to the left of the Devonshire Building.
public transit
subways
sidewalks
streetscapes
squares (open spaces)
exterior views
commercial buildings
transportation
railroads
steamships
ticket offices
beauty shops
shoes (footwear)
hardware stores
gelatin dry plate negatives
Envelope Number 00002100
BTC Line Code WD
BTC Plate Number 00000293
Transit Import ID 1679
1 gelatin dry plate glass negative
PC017
Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s
1986
PC017.01.02.03.2960
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Boston Transit Commission
gelatin dry plate negatives
Architectural photography
Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)
Adams Square (Boston, Mass.)
Item
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