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Subway entrance/exit,Temple Place, Boston, Mass.

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GUSN

GUSN-218194

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Description

The subway station entrance/exit can be seen on Temple Place. The construction site has a poster for actor Robert Edeson appearing at the Hollis Theatre. Conlin, photographer, is to the right on the second floor at 54 Temple Place.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
subways
subway stations
construction sites
streetscapes
exterior views
commercial buildings
photographers
photography studios (organizations)
actors
theaters (institutions)
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Transit Import ID 9109

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.06.070.0930

Places

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

Record Details

Originator

Boston Transit Commission (Publisher)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Other People

Conlin, Frank B.
Edeson, Robert, 1868-1931

Subjects

Architectural photography
Temple Place (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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