Postcard, Hotel Puritan, 390 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Mass.

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Date

1946-02-18

GUSN

GUSN-354759

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General photographic collection
Small photographs and postcards, 1890s-1980s
Geographic locations
Massachusetts
Massachusetts - Boston
Massachusetts - Boston - Commonwealth Ave - Postcards
Postcard, Hotel Puritan, 390 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Mass.
(current record)

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General photographic collection
- Small photographs and postcards, 1890s-1980s
  - Geographic locations
    - Massachusetts
      - Massachusetts - Boston
        Massachusetts - Boston - Commonwealth Ave - Postcards
        Postcard, Hotel Puritan, 390 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Mass. (current record)

Description

The hotel was designed by architect Edward B. Stratton and built in 1908-1909.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
hotels (public accommodations)
façades
postcards

Physical Descrption

1 postcard : black-and-white print

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.03.01.USMA.0480.3400.001

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Stratton, Edward B., 1870-1953 (Architect)

Material Type

postcards

Subjects

Commonwealth Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
Architectural photography

Description Level

Item

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