Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts, 18865-A

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1890

GUSN

GUSN-386084

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Annie Haven Thwing Photographic Collection, circa 1890-1900
Negatives
Boston (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts, 18865-A
(current record)

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Annie Haven Thwing Photographic Collection, circa 1890-1900
- Negatives
  - Boston (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)

Description

The image depicts Post Office Square in Boston, Massachusetts. It features cobblestone streets, trolley tracks, and a line of multi-story buildings, one of which has a sign for "Dan & Frank & Co. 'N.S.' Celebradad Cigars." A few horse-drawn carriages are visible on the street, with a tall building in the background. A person stands on the sidewalk near a lamppost.

Details

Descriptive Terms

trams
trolleybus systems
lampposts
cobble
People
buildings (structures)
carriages (vehicles)
horse (animal)
sidewalks
photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP022178
A-Series negative 18865-A

Physical Descrption

1 film negative

Collection Code

PC098

Collection Name

Annie Haven Thwing Photographic Collection, circa 1890-1900

Reference Code

PC098.01.05.18865-A

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Thwing, Annie Haven, 1851-1940 (Photographer)

Material Type

photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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