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Boylston Street and Berkeley Street, Boston, Mass., September 2, 1940

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1940-09-02

GUSN

GUSN-217958

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Description

The Berkeley Street entrance to the Arlington Street Station is on the left of the image. Liggett's drugstore can be seen on the corner.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00008460
BER Plate Number 00024851
Transit Import ID 4535

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.06.040.1420

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
Boylston Street (Boston, Mass.)
Berkeley Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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