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Public Garden at the corner of Arlington and Boylston Streets, Boston, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1920-03-03

GUSN

GUSN-214468

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Description

Snow covers the Public Garden at the intersection of Arlington and Boylston Streets. The back of the William Ellery Channing memorial is on the left side of the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
streetscapes
intersections
exterior views
parks (recreation areas)
public gardens
statues
memorials
pastors
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00003625
BTC Line Code B
BTC Plate Number 00000A32
Transit Import ID 3206

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.01.03.6640

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

Other People

Channing, William Ellery, 1780-1842

Subjects

Architectural photography
Arlington Street (Boston, Mass.)
Boylston Street (Boston, Mass.)
Public Garden (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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