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Shaft #3, Boston Common, looking east, Boston, Mass., October 5, 1910

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1910-10-05

GUSN

GUSN-216142

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Description

The Stearns Department Store building on Tremont Street can be seen on the left beyond the Park Street subway station.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
subways
construction sites
department stores
commercial buildings
subway stations
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00NO2666
BTC Line Code BHT
BTC Plate Number 000CC126
Transit Import ID 2246

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.03.01.1200

Places

Boston Common (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [park]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Transit Commission

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Subjects

Architectural photography
Tremont Street (Boston, Mass.)
Freedom Trail (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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