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Steelwork in Haymarket Square, sec.10, looking southerly, Boston, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1896-11-13

GUSN

GUSN-213057

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Description

Subway construction in Haymarket Square is in the foreground of the image. In the background is Webster Cook & Company, furniture, at 90 Canal Street.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
subways
construction sites
streetscapes
intersections
squares (open spaces)
exterior views
commercial buildings
furniture
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00168
BTC Line Code TR
BTC Plate Number 00663
Transit Import ID 5990

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.01.02.1700

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Transit Commission (Publisher)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Subjects

Architectural photography
Haymarket Square (Boston, Mass.)
Canal Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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