Horse car on Tremont Street, near Concord Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 7978-A

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1882

GUSN

GUSN-389866

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Description

The image shows a horse-drawn streetcar on Tremont Street, near Concord Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The street is lined with multi-story brick buildings, with a few pedestrians visible on the sidewalk. The street appears to be cobblestoned and there are leafless trees planted along the road.

Details

Descriptive Terms

streets
trolley cars
horse-drawn vehicles
pedestrians
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP027110
A-Series negative 7978-A

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC021

Collection Name

Emma Lewis Coleman photographic collection, 1880s

Date of Acquisition

1925

Reference Code

PC021.001.003.7978-A

Date Notes

Acquired month: 04

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Coleman, Emma Lewis (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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