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View of Park Street Station on Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., August 1899

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1899-08

GUSN

GUSN-213327

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Description

Horse-drawn vehicles roll past Park Street Station on Tremont Street.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
streetscapes
subways
subway stations
exterior views
parks (recreation areas)
horse-drawn vehicles
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00534
BTC Line Code TR
BTC Plate Number 01296
Transit Import ID 6863

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.01.02.4400

Date Notes

08/00/1899

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Transit Commission

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Subjects

Architectural photography
Tremont Street (Boston, Mass.)
Boston Common (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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