Beach and Tyler Streets, water main break, Boston, Mass.

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1939-03-28

GUSN

GUSN-218379

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Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s
Negatives
Miscellaneous by location
Boston - Downtown
Beach and Tyler Streets, water main break, Boston, Mass.
(current record)

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Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s
- Negatives
  - Miscellaneous by location
    - Boston - Downtown

Description

A broken curbstone and sidewalk can be seen in front of the Fong Lim Yuen establishment.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
elevated railroads
sidewalks
water supply systems
intersections
streetscapes
exterior views
commercial buildings
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00008022
BER Plate Number 00023975
Transit Import ID 1560

Physical Descrption

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.06.070.2780

Image Dimensions

7 x 5 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Chinatown (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Elevated Railway (Publisher)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Subjects

Water-pipes
Water leakage
Pipeline failures

Description Level

Item

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