Unidentified street, Cambridgeport, Cambridge, Massachusetts, H-01304a

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1939

GUSN

GUSN-378981

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Description

The image depicts a street scene in Cambridgeport, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The view includes several buildings lining the street, with prominent architectural features such as turrets and columns. A streetcar is visible on the tracks and pedestrians can be seen walking on the sidewalks. There are also utility poles and an intersection busy with people and a few vehicles.

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Descriptive Terms

streetscapes
commercial buildings
exterior views
trolley cars
tracks (transit system elements)
automobiles
pedestrians
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP008521
Halliday negative H-01304a

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC027

Collection Name

Halliday Historic Photograph Company photographic collection, 1890s-1930s

Reference Code

PC027.001.001.016.H-01304a

Places

Cambridgeport (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Halliday Historic Photograph Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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