729-715 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass.

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Date

1912-04-11

GUSN

GUSN-355089

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Description

Two automobiles and a horse-drawn cart stand in front of the storefronts on Boylston between Exeter and Fairfield Streets. The Pierce Photographer Studio is on the left at 729 Boylston. Swinehart Tires is to the right of Pierce. Lenox Studio's Expert Photographers is above Swinehart. Above Swinehart and slightly to the left is Miss T. Machugh, ladies hairdresser and manicure. G.H. Eames, gowns, coats, wraps, and hats is at 717 Boylston. To the right of Eames is the Driscoll Ladies furnishing goods at 715 Boylston Street.

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Descriptive Terms

public transit
subways
streetscapes
storefronts
exterior views
commercial buildings
tires
automobiles
photographers
photography studios (organizations)
clothing stores
women (female humans)
beauty shops
gelatin dry plate negatives

Physical Descrption

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Reference Code

PC017.01.01.03.1301

Places

Back Bay (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Transit Commission (Publisher)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Subjects

Architectural photography
Boylston Street (Boston, Mass.)
Exeter Street (Boston, Mass.)
Fairfield Street (Boston, Mass.)
Manicuring

Description Level

Item

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