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West side of Washington Street, south corner of Temple Place, Boston, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1903-11-13

GUSN

GUSN-218238

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Description

The Albany Dental Parlors are at 493 Washington Street. Above the dental parlor is a sign for C/B À La Spirite corsets. At street level is a sign "Pit, Everybody is Playing" for the commodities card game which came out in 1903.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
subways
streetscapes
intersections
exterior views
commercial buildings
dentists
card games (physical activities)
corsets
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00004912
BER Plate Number 00003484
Transit Import ID 7341

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.06.070.1370

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
Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)
Temple Place (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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