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Looking easterly down Oak Street from near Washington Street, Boston, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Photography

GUSN

GUSN-215537

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Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
subways
construction sites
streetscapes
intersections
exterior views
commercial buildings
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00005075
BER Line Code WST
BER Plate Number 00005216
Transit Import ID 7507

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.02.04.0120

Image Dimensions

10 x 8 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Elevated Railway (Publisher)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Subjects

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

Description Level

Item

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