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Exterior view of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass., undated

Description

The facade of the Museum of Fine Arts building in Copley Square is seen in the image. Pedestrians walk parallel to the streetcar tracks in the Square. A portion of Dartmouth Street is seen on the right side of the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
art museums (buildings)
façades
squares (open spaces)
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Physical Description

1 photographic print : black-and-white, mounted

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.2900.001

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Subjects

Architectural photography
Copley Square (Boston, Mass.)
St. James Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
Dartmouth Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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