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View of Tremont Street at Bromfield Street, Boston, Mass., August 1899

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1899-08

GUSN

GUSN-213325

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Description

A portion of the Granary Burying Ground can be seen on the lower left side of the image next to the building at 73 Tremont Street. The statute on top of the second Horticultural Hall is on the right side of the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
aerial views
streetscapes
exterior views
commercial buildings
graveyards
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00532
BTC Line Code TR
BTC Plate Number 01293
Transit Import ID 6861

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.01.02.4380

Date Notes

08/00/1899

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.)
Bromfield Street (Boston, Mass.)
Granary Burying Ground (Boston, Mass.)
Freedom Trail (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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