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Building conveyor on Tremont St. by Old Granary Burying Ground sec.6, Boston, Mass., July 17, 1896

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1896-07-17

GUSN

GUSN-213036

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Description

The building conveyor stretches down Tremont Street in front of the Old Granary Burying Gound.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
subways
construction sites
streetscapes
graveyards
churches (buildings)
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00147
BTC Line Code TR
BTC Plate Number 00617
Transit Import ID 5969

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.01.02.1490

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Transit Commission (Publisher)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Subjects

Architectural photography
Tremont Street (Boston, Mass.)
Granary Burying Ground (Boston, Mass.)
Freedom Trail (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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