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View of south side of Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Mass., undated

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Collection Type

  • Photography

GUSN

GUSN-254740

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Description

Commonwealth Avenue can be seen from Fairfield to Clarendon Streets with pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles.

Details

Descriptive Terms

streetscapes
exterior views
houses
dwellings
pedestrians
churches (buildings)
steeples (building components)
hotels (public accommodations)
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Physical Description

1 photographic print : black-and-white ; 6 x 8 1/2 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.03.TMP.068

Image Dimensions

6 x 8 1/2 (HxW)(inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Albert Goodhue, January 25, 1944.

Places

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

Record Details

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Subjects

Architectural photography
Commonwealth Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
Fairfield Street (Boston, Mass.)
Dartmouth Street (Boston, Mass.)
Clarendon Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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