Filene's Department Store, 426 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1198

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-378844

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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
Negatives
Massachusetts
Boston
Filene's Department Store, 426 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts, H-1198
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Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Massachusetts
    - Boston

Description

The image shows an architectural rendering of Filene's Department Store located at 426 Washington Street, Boston, Massachusetts. The large, multi-story building features numerous windows and is adorned with flagpoles bearing the Fileneâs logo. There is a lively street scene with people and early 20th-century automobiles in front of the building.

Details

Descriptive Terms

department stores
commercial buildings
exterior views
streets
tracks (transit system elements)
automobiles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008380
Halliday negative H-1198

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

Reference Code

PC027.001.001.010.H-1198

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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