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North End, Causeway and North Washington Streets, Keany Square Building, right, Boston, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1940-04-25

GUSN

GUSN-317865

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Description

The Keany Square Building is on the right side of the image. The Mohawk Restaurant can be seen in the distance in the center of the image. The Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company is on the left side of the image at 226 Causeway Street.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
elevated railroads
streetscapes
intersections
squares (open spaces)
exterior views
commercial buildings
restaurants
food
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Negative Number JB032

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC066

Collection Name

John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

Reference Code

PC066.032

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
North End (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Boston Transit Commission (Publisher)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Subjects

Architectural photography
Causeway Street (Boston, Mass.)
Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)
Keany Square (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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