1896-01-22
GUSN-196336
A view of the construction of the subway tunnel between Tremont Street and the Park Street Mall of Boston Common. This is the initial section of the first subway system in the United States, which opened on September 1,1897. Construction workers excavate the tunnel. Carts are lined up probably to remove dirt and rock from the site. A footbridge spans the tunnel near Park Street. Trolley cars can be glimpsed over the hoardings passing by on Tremont Street. Park Street Church stands over the site at the intersection of Park Street and Tremont Street. A man, perhaps a construction worker or foreman, stands in the foreground with his back to the camera, apparently observing the scene.
building sites
hoardings
commercial buildings
churches (buildings)
footbridges
subways
construction workers
Congregational
public transit
carts
trolley cars
religious buildings
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs
DigitalID 000369
AccessID 2125
Other identifier HNEDID-000369
1 photographic print
PC017
Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s
PC017.02.TMP.002
Boston Common (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [park]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs
West End Street Railway Company
Park Street (Boston, Mass.)
Park Street Mall (Boston, Mass.)
subway tunnels
Tremont Street (Boston, Mass.)
Item
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