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Sidewalk, corner Berkeley Street and Boylston Street, sec. 4, Boston, Mass., January 1, 1913

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1913-01-01

GUSN

GUSN-214149

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Description

The Oak Grove Creamery Company Restaurant can be seen at 435 Boylston Street. Just beyond it is the Delft Lunch and Tea Room. The clock has the name Otis Clapp and Company on it. Clapp was a homeopathic pharmacist.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
subways
streetscapes
intersections
exterior views
commercial buildings
restaurants
pharmacists
food
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00003232
BTC Line Code B
BTC Plate Number 0000519B
Transit Import ID 2812

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.01.03.3450

Places

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

Record Details

Originator

Boston Transit Commission (Publisher)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Subjects

Architectural photography
Boylston Street (Boston, Mass.)
Berkeley Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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