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Track removal work on Huntington Avenue, Boston, Mass., Oct. 13, 1939

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1939-10-13

Location Note

Library and Archives: Boston Transit Commission: Photographic Prints: F20

GUSN

GUSN-190893

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Description

This image shows the progress of track removal on Huntington Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts. A truck and workers stand in the middle of the road. A woman stands in the street to the left of the detour sign. Part of the Strand Theatre can be seen on the left side of the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

streetscapes
public transit
tracks (transit system elements)
construction sites
pedestrians
African American
exterior views
commercial buildings
workers
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Additional Identification Number

Project number HNE0079

Physical Description

1 photographic print

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Reference Code

PC017.02.020.001

Image Dimensions

8 2/16 x 10 1/16 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston (Mass.). Transit Commission (Publisher)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Subjects

African American women
African Americans
Huntington Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
Architectural photography
Women
African American or Black

Accruals Note

Included in the Boston African Americana Project.

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Library and Archives: Boston Transit Commission: Photographic Prints: F20

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