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Copley Square, 1899

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1899

GUSN

GUSN-283142

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Description

Trinity Church is on the left side, the Hotel Westminster is in the center and the Museum of Fine Arts is on the right in this view. A streetcar can be seen on the far right side of the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

streetscapes
intersections
squares (open spaces)
exterior views
churches (buildings)
museums (buildings)
commercial buildings
hotels (public accommodations)
photographs

Additional Identification Number

Stebbins negative 10948

Physical Description

1 photographic print

Collection Code

PC047

Collection Name

Nathaniel L. Stebbins photographic collection

Reference Code

PC047.02.6040.10948

Places

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

Record Details

Originator

Stebbins, N. L. (Nathaniel Livermore), 1847-1922 (Photographer)

Material Type

photographs

Subjects

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

Description Level

Item

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