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Boylston Street, intersection with Exeter Street, Boston, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1912

GUSN

GUSN-214266

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Description

Construction work on Boylston Street can be seen with the Hotel Lenox on the left side of the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
subways
streetscapes
intersections
exterior views
commercial buildings
hotels (public accommodations)
construction sites
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00003349
BTC Line Code B
BTC Plate Number 0000824B
Transit Import ID 2930

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.01.03.4620

Date Notes

00/00/1912

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.)
Exeter Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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