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Sidewalk, corner Clarendon, Copley Square, Boston, Mass., January 2, 1913

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1913-01-02

GUSN

GUSN-214158

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Description

A streetcar runs on Huntington Avenue in front of Trinity Church in Copley Square. Trinity Church is on the left side of the image. In the distance is the Boston Public Library. The spire of the Old South Church is to the right of the Library. Commercial buildings line Boylston Street.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
streetscapes
squares (open spaces)
churches (buildings)
libraries (buildings)
sidewalks
exterior views
subways
commercial buildings
intersections
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00003241
BTC Line Code B
BTC Plate Number 0000528B
Transit Import ID 2821

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.01.03.3540

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
Clarendon Street (Boston, Mass.)
Huntington Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
Boylston Street (Boston, Mass.)
Copley Square (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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