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Men shoveling snow on to snow conveyor in Copley Square, Boston, Mass.

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GUSN

GUSN-220993

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Description

The McKim building of the Boston Public Library is the backdrop to men shoveling snow on to a snow conveyor on Boylston Street. Copley Square is in the distance on the left.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
exterior views
libraries (buildings)
public libraries (buildings)
snow (precipitation)
snow removal
streetscapes
men (male humans)
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00007319
BER Plate Number 00017692
Transit Import ID 851

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.99.5740

Image Dimensions

7 x 5 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Back Bay (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Elevated Railway (Publisher)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Other Organizations

Boston Public Library

Subjects

Architectural photography
Copley Square (Boston, Mass.)
Boylston Street (Boston, Mass.)
Dartmouth Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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