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View of commercial traffic on State Street

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1870

GUSN

GUSN-202275

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Description

View of commercial traffic on State Street, including wagons and coaches.

Details

Descriptive Terms

freight
urban environments
wagons (cargo vehicles)
carriages (vehicles)
wheels (components)
views (visual works)
streets
commercial buildings
façades
albumen prints
photographs

Inscription

Recto of mount: State Street [187]0; Verso of mount: 1870 2064 {Gift of State St. Bank 4/1981}

Additional Identification Number

OVP Photo Database Number 62
OVP Number OVP0061

Physical Description

1 photographic print

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

April 1981

Reference Code

PC001.01.TMP.061

Image Dimensions

13.125 x 9.5 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of State Street Bank.

Record Details

Material Type

albumen prints
photographs

Subjects

Horses
Working animals
Boston (Mass.)
State Street (Boston, Mass.)

Restrictions

Fragile; bottom edge of recto torn off; right and bottom edges of mount damaged, with pieces missing and one detached corner.

Description Level

Item

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