Blizzard, St. James Avenue, Park Square Building, Boston, Mass., February 15, 1940

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1940-02-15

GUSN

GUSN-219787

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Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s
Negatives
Miscellaneous by location
Everett
Blizzard, St. James Avenue, Park Square Building, Boston, Mass., February 15, 1940
(current record)

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

Description

Automobiles are buried in snow next to the Park Square Building on St. James Avenue.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
streetscapes
exterior views
commercial buildings
subways
squares (open spaces)
blizzards
storms
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00008264
BER Plate Number 00024540
Transit Import ID 4338

Physical Descrption

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.06.240.4230

Image Dimensions

7 x 5 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Back Bay (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Boston Elevated Railway (Publisher)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Subjects

Architectural photography
St. James Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
Park Square (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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