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View of Boston Common and Tremont Street, Boston, Mass., August 1899

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1899-08

GUSN

GUSN-213328

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Description

Pedestrians enter the Boston Common and walk along Tremont Mall at the intersection of West and Tremont Streets.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
aerial views
streetscapes
parks (recreation areas)
pedestrians
commons
subways
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00535
BTC Line Code TR
BTC Plate Number 01298
Transit Import ID 6864

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.01.02.4410

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.)
West Street (Boston, Mass.)
Boston Common (Boston, Mass.)
Freedom Trail (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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