fbpx

Junction of State and Devonshire Sts., Old State House, Boston, Mass., March 20, 1903

Update Our ticketing, donations, and membership sales portal is down for scheduled maintenance on the afternoon of 4/11.

Search Collections

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1903-03-20

GUSN

GUSN-218229

You can find this within

Browse Collection

Description

The building site for the State Street Station is seen at the Old State House at the intersection of State and Devonshire Streets.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00004902
BER Plate Number 00003416
Transit Import ID 7331

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.06.070.1280

Image Dimensions

10 x 8 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Transit Commission (Publisher)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Subjects

Architectural photography
State Street (Boston, Mass.)
Devonshire Street (Boston, Mass.)
Boston Massacre, 1770
Freedom Trail (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact [email protected].