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Form of escalator covering Scollay Sq.

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1915-10-19

GUSN

GUSN-217236

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Description

Onlookers stand outside the subway escalator covering in Scollay Square.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
subways
escalators
streetscapes
squares (open spaces)
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00001484
BTC Line Code EBT
BTC Plate Number 0000268E
Transit Import ID 5039

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.04.01.4680

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Transit Commission

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Subjects

Architectural photography
Scollay Square (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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