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Old Mansion and Middlesex houses, Charlestown, 1863, Charlestown, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1863

Location Note

Cheney Transit Negatives

GUSN

GUSN-195786

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Description

Omnibuses can be seen on the square awaiting passengers in Charlestown. Tracks can be seen in the road. In the background on the left side, partially hidden by a tree, is James Russell's house, known in 1863 as Mansion House, a public house. The omnibus with two men standing at the rear of it reads "Charlestown, Lowell Eastern & Fitchburg."

Details

Descriptive Terms

omnibuses
horse-drawn vehicles
transit systems
residential districts
storefronts
commercial buildings
transportation
exterior views
public transit
mansions
merchants
businessmen
hotels (public accommodations)
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID tra00039
AccessID 1134
Other identifier HNEDID-tra00039

Physical Description

1 photograph

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Reference Code

PC017.02.TMP.047

Places

Charlestown (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Other People

Russell, James, 1715-1798

Subjects

Architectural photography

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Cheney Transit Negatives

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