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Connecting Washington Street tunnel with old subway at Haymarket Square, Boston, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1906-10-14

GUSN

GUSN-215475

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Description

Subway construction work is being done in the image. The Boston City Hospital Relief Station can be seen in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
subways
construction sites
streetscapes
intersections
exterior views
hospitals (buildings for health facility)
commercial buildings
squares (open spaces)
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00002492
BTC Line Code WD
BTC Plate Number 0000W152
Transit Import ID 2074

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.02.03.6140

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Transit Commission (Publisher)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Subjects

Architectural photography
Haymarket Square (Boston, Mass.)
Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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