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Sidewalk at 332-338 Washington St., sec. 5, Boston, Mass., November 13, 1904

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1904-11-13

GUSN

GUSN-215034

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Description

The Old South Meeting House can be seen on the upper left side of the image at the intersection of Milk and Washington Streets. The businesses on the right side of the image are the Boston Transcript, the Santa Fe Railroad ticket office and the Hobbs & Warren stationery shop. Wardell's restaurant is at 340 Washington Street.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
subways
sidewalks
streetscapes
intersections
exterior views
commercial buildings
newspapers
transportation
railroads
ticket offices
steamships
tourism
stationery
restaurants
meeting houses (religious buildings)
churches (buildings)
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00001977
BTC Line Code WD
BTC Plate Number 00000161
Transit Import ID 5546

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.02.03.1730

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Transit Commission (Publisher)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Subjects

Architectural photography
Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)
Milk Street (Boston, Mass.)
Tourists

Description Level

Item

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