1911-02-11
GUSN-391506
The image shows a partially demolished building that once housed the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, as observed on February 1, 1911. The structure is visibly in the process of being taken down, with debris scattered around and large sections of the exterior wall missing. In front of the building, there are several horse-drawn carriages and people standing by the fenced perimeter, observing the demolition.
photography
museums (buildings)
demolition
horse-drawn vehicles
streets
People
gelatin dry plate negatives
13687
IMLS Negative Barcode NP024264
B-Series negative 350-B
1 glass plate negative
PC022
Baldwin Coolidge Photographic Collection, circa 1878-1917
1918-09-17
PC022.001.002.001.002.350-B
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Coolidge, Baldwin, 1845-1928 (Photographer)
gelatin dry plate negatives
Item
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