1938-12-30
GUSN-219813
The construction site of the Huntington Avenue subway line is seen across from Mechanics Hall on the left side of the image. The Copley Square Hotel is down the street at the Exeter Street intersection.
public transit
subways
construction sites
streetscapes
exterior views
commercial buildings
exhibition buildings
hotels (public accommodations)
gelatin dry plate negatives
Envelope Number 007976.1
BER Plate Number 00023835
Transit Import ID 1513
1 gelatin dry plate glass negative
PC017
Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s
1986
PC017.01.06.260.0110
7 x 5 (HxW)(inches)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Boston Elevated Railway (Publisher)
gelatin dry plate negatives
Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association
Architectural photography
Huntington Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
Exeter Street (Boston, Mass.)
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