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Construction of the new Custom House Tower, State Street, Boston, Mass. ca. 1913

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1913

Location Note

Geo.: Large: Mass.: Boston: Custom House: New: Unmounted

GUSN

GUSN-196511

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Description

The construction of the new Custom House tower, with scaffolding and a partly finished stone exterior, is shown on State Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
construction sites
commercial buildings
customhouses
streetscapes
squares (open spaces)
intersections
photographs
black-and-white photographs

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 001486
AccessID 2310
Other identifier HNEDID-001486

Physical Description

1 photographic print : black-and-white

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.3200.004

Date Notes

1913 [ca.]

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

photographs
black-and-white photographs

Subjects

Architectural photography
McKinley Square (Boston, Mass.)
State Street (Boston, Mass.)
India Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Geo.: Large: Mass.: Boston: Custom House: New: Unmounted

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