Scollay Square, Boston, Mass.

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GUSN-355031

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General photographic collection
Stereo views
Geographic locations
Massachusetts
Massachusetts - Boston
Massachusetts - Boston - Streets - S
Scollay Square, Boston, Mass.
(current record)

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General photographic collection
- Stereo views
  - Geographic locations
    - Massachusetts
      - Massachusetts - Boston
        Massachusetts - Boston - Streets - S
        Scollay Square, Boston, Mass. (current record)

Description

The bustle of Scollay Square is captured in this image. Streetcars, horse-drawn vehicles, and pedestrians cross paths in the open space. The statue of John Winthrop, first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, is on the left side of the image. Howe's Music is in the distance in the center of the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

streetscapes
squares (open spaces)
exterior views
commercial buildings
horse-drawn vehicles
pedestrians
music
governors
streetcars
stereographs

Physical Descrption

1 stereograph

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.04.01.USMA.0170.1210.001

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

stereographs

Subjects

Scollay Square (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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