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Subway line entrance to Boylston Station, Boston, Mass., June 29, 1915

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1915-06-29

GUSN

GUSN-214418

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Description

The Boylston Street subway portal can be seen with the Hotel Thorndike on the left side of the street. The Public Garden and Arlington Street Church can be seen on the right side of the image. Streetcar tracks can be seen on the Charles Street intersection.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
streetscapes
subways
exterior views
commercial buildings
hotels (public accommodations)
parks (recreation areas)
public gardens
gardens
churches (buildings)
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00003540
BTC Line Code B
BTC Plate Number 0001208B
Transit Import ID 3121

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.01.03.6140

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.)
Charles Street (Boston, Mass.)
Public Garden (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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