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Junction Devonshire and State Sts. looking northerly, Boston, Mass., March 4, 1903

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1903-03-04

GUSN

GUSN-218224

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Description

A small portion of the State Street Station building site can be seen on the lower left in front of the Old State House. Streetcar tracks can be seen in the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00004897
BER Plate Number 00003402
Transit Import ID 7326

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.06.070.1230

Image Dimensions

10 x 8 (HxW)(inches)

Places

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

Record Details

Originator

Boston Elevated Railway

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Subjects

Architectural photography
Devonshire Street (Boston, Mass.)
State Street (Boston, Mass.)
Freedom Trail (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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