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From corner of Gloucester Street to 867 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass., April 5, 1912

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1912-04-05

GUSN

GUSN-213926

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Description

An automobile store is at ground level with a sign reading "The American Underslung." Sheafe's Dancing Academy can be seen on the third floor of the corner building. The sign on top of the building reads "Flanders Roadster."

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
streetscapes
exterior views
commercial buildings
subways
dance
automobiles
intersections
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00003007
BTC Line Code B
BTC Plate Number 0000223B
Transit Import ID 2587

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.01.03.1220

Places

Back Bay (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Transit Commission (Publisher)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Subjects

Architectural photography
Boylston Street (Boston, Mass.)
Gloucester Street (Boston, Mass.)
Dance schools

Description Level

Item

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