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Front view of Boston City Hospital Relief Station, Haymarket Square, Boston, Mass.

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GUSN

GUSN-218123

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Description

The front entrance of the Boston City Hospital Relief Station can be seen in the image. On the left side of the image the William Leavens & Company furniture manufacturers can be seen on Canal Street.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
subways
streetscapes
intersections
exterior views
hospitals (buildings for health facility)
commercial buildings
furniture
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Transit Import ID 9072

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.06.070.0220

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Transit Commission (Publisher)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Other Organizations

William Leavens & Co. (Boston, Mass.)

Subjects

Architectural photography
Haymarket Square (Boston, Mass.)
Canal Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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