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Lagrange Street entrance and exit, Washington St. tunnel, Boston, Mass., December 1907

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1907

GUSN

GUSN-215306

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Description

Baker's Lunch restaurant is on the left side of the image. There is a shoe hospital and boot black parlor on the right side of the image. Lyman Rhodes Press Printing is located above the shoe hospital. In the center a sign states there are stores to let from Whitcomb, Mead & Company. The doorways will be the Lagrange Street entrance to the Washington Street tunnel.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
subways
streetscapes
exterior views
commercial buildings
restaurants
shoes (footwear)
printers (people)
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00002292
BTC Line Code WD
BTC Plate Number 00000476
Transit Import ID 1873

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.02.03.4450

Date Notes

12/00/1907

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Transit Commission

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Subjects

Architectural photography
Lagrange Street (Boston, Mass.)
Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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