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Atlantic Ave., Boston, Mass., between Oliver St. and Cotton Place

Collection Type

  • Photography

Location Note

Large - Special photographs - Geo - Massachusetts - Boston - Arlington Street-Atlantic Avenue

GUSN

GUSN-179997

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Description

This is an exterior view of the J.O'Harra, Junk Dealer, E. Hobart, Carpenter, the Globe Theater and the Columbia Theater commercial buildings in Boston, Massachusetts. There is a group of men standing outside the Columbia Theater and a man in a horse and carriage waits on the sidewalk.

Details

Descriptive Terms

commercial buildings
theaters (buildings)
carriages (vehicles)
exterior views
streetscapes
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Inscription

Property of the Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities (handwritten)

Physical Description

1 photograph ; 7 x 9 1/2 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1931-05-02

Reference Code

PC001.02.03.TMP.031

Acquisition Type

Museum Purchase

Image Dimensions

7 x 9 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Clark, William T. (Photographer)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Subjects

Architectural photography
Atlantic Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
Oliver Street (Boston, Mass.)
Cotton Place (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Large - Special photographs - Geo - Massachusetts - Boston - Arlington Street-Atlantic Avenue

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