Scollay Square, Boston, Mass., March 17, 1937

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1937-03-17

GUSN

GUSN-218469

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Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s
Negatives
Miscellaneous by location
Boston - Scollay Square
Scollay Square, Boston, Mass., March 17, 1937
(current record)

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Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s
- Negatives
  - Miscellaneous by location
    - Boston - Scollay Square

Description

Pedestrians cross the street by the Scollay Square subway entrance. A drugstore can be seen on the corner behind the station.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
subways
streetscapes
squares (open spaces)
subway stations
exterior views
commercial buildings
drugstores
gelatin dry plate negatives

Additional Identification Number

Envelope Number 00007618
BER Plate Number 00022697
Transit Import ID 1150

Physical Descrption

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Collection Code

PC017

Collection Name

Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

Date of Acquisition

1986

Reference Code

PC017.01.06.110.0100

Image Dimensions

7 x 5 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Elevated Railway (Publisher)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives

Other People

Scollay, William, 1756-1809

Subjects

Architectural photography
Scollay Square (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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