East side of Atlantic Avenue, north of Clinton Street, Boston, Mass.

Location Note

Boston Streets and Real Estate

GUSN

GUSN-355417

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Description

Men work in the street on a busy commercial stretch of Atlantic Avenue. The C.W. Badger Oyster Company can be seen at 122 Atlantic Avenue. A horse-drawn cart that reads "Pork, Lard, & Hams at Wholesale" is standing in front of it. Another photographer can be seen to the right. The George T. Ainslie Dining Room has a large awning over the doorway. At the far left there is a sign for the Boston & Maine Steamship Company.

Details

Descriptive Terms

public transit
construction sites
streetscapes
exterior views
commercial buildings
food
fish
restaurants
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Physical Descrption

1 black-and-white print

Collection Code

PC009

Collection Name

Photograph albums collection

Reference Code

PC009.207.016

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston Transit Commission (Publisher)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)

Subjects

Architectural photography
Atlantic Avenue (Boston, Mass.)
Clinton Street (Boston, Mass.)
Fish

Description Level

Component

Location Note

Boston Streets and Real Estate

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