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Cigar store, Essex St. near corner of Washington St., Boston, Mass., November 1906

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1906

GUSN

GUSN-215481

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Description

The business carries imported and domestic cigars.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
subways
streetscapes
sidewalks
commercial buildings
cigar stores
tobacco (material)
exterior views
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00002498
BTC Line Code WD
BTC Plate Number 0000W159
Transit Import ID 2080

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.02.03.6200

Date Notes

11/00/1906

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Transit Commission (Publisher)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Subjects

Cigars
Smoking
Architectural photography
Essex Street (Boston, Mass.)
Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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