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Hotel Brunswick cracks Clarendon Street, facade, Boston, Mass., January 14, 1913

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1913-01-14

GUSN

GUSN-214199

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Description

The corner of the Hotel Brunswick is seen at the intersection of Clarendon and Providence Streets. A fire escape ladder hangs across the windows.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
subways
streetscapes
intersections
exterior views
commercial buildings
hotels (public accommodations)
fire escapes
façades
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00003282
BTC Line Code B
BTC Plate Number 0000571B
Transit Import ID 2862

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.01.03.3950

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.)
Providence Street (Boston, Mass.)
Boylston Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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