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Tremont Street, construction site, South End, Boston, Mass.

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1940s

GUSN

GUSN-317885

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Description

Culverts line Tremont Street in the South End which has numerous businesses including drugstores, real estate offices, restaurants and groceries. The Shawmut Congregational Church can be seen on the right at the intersection of Tremont and W. Brookline Streets. A sign for Walton's Lunch is on the left side of the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

construction sites
streetscapes
intersections
exterior views
commercial buildings
churches (buildings)
restaurants
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Negative Number JB051

Physical Description

1 gelatin dry play glass negative

Collection Code

PC066

Collection Name

John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

Reference Code

PC066.051

Places

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

Record Details

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Subjects

Architectural photography
Tremont Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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