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Part of Kennedy's Hawley Street facade, construction site, Boston, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1913-07-14

GUSN

GUSN-218140

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Description

Construction materials can be seen in the street in front of Kennedy's clothing store. G.R. Fisk & Co., millinery, is above Kennedy's. The Kennedy slogan "The Live Store" is on the building.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
subways
construction sites
streetscapes
exterior views
commercial buildings
clothing stores
men (male humans)
boys
children (people by age group)
milliners
hats
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Transit Import ID 9182

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.06.070.0390

Places

Downtown Crossing (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Transit Commission (Publisher)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Subjects

Architectural photography
Hawley Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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