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Parade crowd at Park Street Station entrance, Boston, Mass., September 1940

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1940-09

GUSN

GUSN-218019

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Description

The Park Street Station has welcome signs and bunting for the 1940 American Legion National Convention parade in Boston.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
streetscapes
subway stations
veterans
parades
pedestrians
parks (recreation areas)
exterior views
commercial buildings
subways
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Transit Import ID 9445

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.06.060.0040

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Elevated Railway (Publisher)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Other Organizations

American Legion

Subjects

Architectural photography
Park Street (Boston, Mass.)
Boston Common (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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