Post Office Square, Boston, Mass.

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GUSN-356461

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General photographic collection
Standard-size photographs, 1860s-2000s
Geographic locations
Massachusetts
Massachusetts - Boston
Massachusetts - Boston - Post Office Square - Mounted
Post Office Square, Boston, Mass.
(current record)

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General photographic collection
- Standard-size photographs, 1860s-2000s
  - Geographic locations
    - Massachusetts
      - Massachusetts - Boston
        Massachusetts - Boston - Post Office Square - Mounted
        Post Office Square, Boston, Mass. (current record)

Description

The Post Office and Sub Treasury building dominates Post Office Square in the image. On the right the National Shawmut Bank building can be seen at the corner of Congress and Water Streets.

Details

Descriptive Terms

streetscapes
squares (open spaces)
exterior views
post offices
commercial buildings
streetcars
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Physical Descrption

1 black-and-white print, mounted

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.6480.001

Credit Line

Gift of William Sumner Appleton, May 26, 1917.

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)

Subjects

Post Office Square (Boston, Mass.)
Congress Street (Boston, Mass.)
Milk Street (Boston, Mass.)
Water Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

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