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Public Garden fence, Boylston Street, Boston, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Photography

GUSN

GUSN-213742

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Description

The back of the Charles Sumner statue in the Public Garden can be seen in this image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
subways
streetscapes
public gardens
fences
statues
memorials
legislators
senators
abolitionists
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00000947
BTC Line Code TR
BTC Plate Number 0000X125
Transit Import ID 6500

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.01.02.8550

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Transit Commission (Publisher)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Other People

Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874

Subjects

Public Garden (Boston, Mass.)
Boylston Street (Boston, Mass.)
Antislavery movements

Description Level

Item

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