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Boston Bicycle Parade of 1896

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1896

Location Note

General photographic collection > Special photographs > Massachusetts > Boston > Bicycle Parade, 1896, 2 of 2

GUSN

GUSN-317207

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Description

Columbus Avenue looking toward Park Square, Youth's Companion building on left on corner of Berkeley Street. In the distance the tower of the Boston and Providence Railroad Station.

Details

Descriptive Terms

bicycles
parades
exterior views
commercial buildings
women (female humans)
periodicals
children (people by age group)
families
photographs

Physical Description

1 mounted photograph

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

1938-02-28

Reference Code

PC001.02.03.TMP.078

Acquisition Type

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton, Feb. 28, 1938.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

photographs

Subjects

Architectural photography
Columbus Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
Berkeley Street (Boston, Mass.)
Park Square (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

General photographic collection > Special photographs > Massachusetts > Boston > Bicycle Parade, 1896, 2 of 2

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