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Birdseye view of Cambridge St. from Bowdoin Square showing street construction, Boston, Mass., ca. 1926

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1926

Location Note

Geo.: Large: Mass.: Boston: Cambridge St.: Folder 1: Unmounted

GUSN

GUSN-196394

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Description

Construction on Cambridge Street, looking from Bowdoin Square, is seen with vehicles passing up and down the street. A sign can be seen reading "W. H. Whitcomb Construction Co."

Details

Descriptive Terms

labor
construction (assembling)
streetscapes
bird's-eye views
photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 001394
AccessID 2188
Other identifier HNEDID-001394

Physical Description

1 photographic print : black-and-white

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.1900.001

Date Notes

1926 [ca.]

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Jones, Leslie, 1886-1967 (Photographer)

Material Type

photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Other Organizations

W. H. Whitcomb Construction Co.

Subjects

Cambridge Street (Boston, Mass.)
Bowdoin Square (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Geo.: Large: Mass.: Boston: Cambridge St.: Folder 1: Unmounted

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