City Square, Charlestown, Mass.

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GUSN-354846

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General photographic collection
Small photographs and postcards, 1890s-1980s
Geographic locations
Massachusetts
Massachusetts - Charlestown
Massachusetts - Charlestown - General - Postcards
City Square, Charlestown, Mass.
(current record)

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General photographic collection
- Small photographs and postcards, 1890s-1980s
  - Geographic locations
    - Massachusetts
      - Massachusetts - Charlestown
        Massachusetts - Charlestown - General - Postcards
        City Square, Charlestown, Mass. (current record)

Description

Horse-drawn vehicles, an automobile and the elevated railway can be seen in City Square in Charlestown, Massachusetts.

Details

Descriptive Terms

streetscapes
squares (open spaces)
public transit
elevated railroads
exterior views
commercial buildings
postcards

Physical Descrption

1 postcard : hand-colored print

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.03.01.USMA.0880.0040.001

Places

Charlestown (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

postcards

Subjects

Architectural photography
City Square (Charlestown, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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