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Supporting building at no. 39 Cornhill, sec.8.5, Boston, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1897-08-10

GUSN

GUSN-213166

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Description

E. Robinson, lock and knob manufacturer, can be seen at no. 39 Cornhill. Patterson & Lavender manufacture library, store and office furniture at 43 and 45 Cornhill. H.L. Hastings is a scriptural tract repository at 47 and 49 Cornhill.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
subways
construction sites
streetscapes
exterior views
commercial buildings
locks (securing devices)
door locks
doorknobs
furniture
tracts (documents)
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00352
BTC Line Code TR
BTC Plate Number 00950
Transit Import ID 6100

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.01.02.2790

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Transit Commission (Publisher)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Subjects

Architectural photography
Cornhill Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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