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Group portrait, engineers and inspectors, in front of the Dartmouth Street entrance of the Boston Public Public Library, Boston, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1914-02-17

GUSN

GUSN-214323

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Description

Subway engineers and inspectors stand on the steps in front of the Boston Public Library on Dartmouth Street.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
subways
group portraits
engineers
transportation
safety
exterior views
libraries (buildings)
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00003415
BTC Line Code B
BTC Plate Number 0001010B
Transit Import ID 2996

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.01.03.5190

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
Dartmouth Street (Boston, Mass.)
Copley Square (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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