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Massachusetts Station at Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1939-01-09

GUSN

GUSN-217948

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Description

The intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Newbury Street can be seen in the image. Liggett's Drugstore can be seen to the left of Massachusetts Avenue station. The subway sign reads "Massachusetts Station subway to all points."

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
subways
subway stations
streetscapes
intersections
exterior views
commercial buildings
drugstores
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00007993
BER Plate Number 00023859
Transit Import ID 1531

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.06.040.1320

Image Dimensions

7 x 5 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Back Bay (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Elevated Railway (Publisher)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Subjects

Architectural photography
Massachusetts Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
Newbury Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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