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View of Huntington Avenue, Boston, Mass., 1941

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1941

Location Note

MBTA: Folder 20

GUSN

GUSN-195841

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Description

Subway construction is taking place at the intersection of Huntington Avenue and Massachusetts Avenue in this image which shows the Boston Symphony building. The caption reads "March 7, 1941" and "25250."

Details

Descriptive Terms

streetscapes
transportation
exterior views
subways
subway stations
photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 000915
AccessID 1189
Other identifier HNEDID-000915

Physical Description

1 photographic print : black-and-white

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Reference Code

PC017.02.020.002

Date Notes

07 March 1941

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Other Organizations

Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Boston Elevated Railway Company

Subjects

Huntington Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
Massachusetts Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
Architectural photography

Description Level

Item

Location Note

MBTA: Folder 20

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