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Scollay Square, looking up Tremont Street, Boston, Mass.

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GUSN

GUSN-213753

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Description

A horse-drawn vehicle can be seen behind the John Winthrop statue in Scollay Square.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
squares (open spaces)
statues
governors
commercial buildings
exterior views
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00000958
BTC Line Code TR
BTC Plate Number 0000X136
Transit Import ID 6511

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.01.02.8660

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Transit Commission (Publisher)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Other People

Winthrop, John, 1588-1649

Subjects

Architectural photography
Scollay Square (Boston, Mass.)
Tremont Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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