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Looking easterly on Brattle Street towards Adams Square, Boston, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1897-04-21

GUSN

GUSN-218128

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Description

The Leopold Morse clothing store can be seen on the left side of the image. The C.H. Robinson furniture building is further down on the left side. Streetcar tracks can be seen on Brattle Street.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
subways
construction sites
streetscapes
intersections
squares (open spaces)
exterior views
clothing stores
furniture
streetcars
statues
revolutionaries
statesmen
politicians
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Transit Import ID 8940

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.06.070.0270

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Transit Commission (Publisher)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Other People

Adams, Samuel, 1722-1803

Subjects

Architectural photography
Brattle Street (Boston, Mass.)
Adams Square (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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