Businesses at the corner of Commercial Chatham Streets, Boston, Massachusetts, 5082-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1920-1939

GUSN

GUSN-390557

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William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Commercial buildings
Retail buildings
Businesses at the corner of Commercial Chatham Streets, Boston, Massachusetts, 5082-B
(current record)

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William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Commercial buildings
    - Retail buildings

Description

The image depicts the corner of Commercial and Chatham Streets in Boston, Massachusetts. Several businesses are visible, including Jas. A. Hayes & Co., which is identified as an importer of fancy groceries, and Haskell Adams & Co., Groceries. There are a horse-drawn wagon and a parked automobile on the street, along with two people near the corner.

Details

Descriptive Terms

grocery stores
commercial buildings
exterior views
streets
automobiles
horse-drawn vehicles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP026122
B-Series negative 5082-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC020

Collection Name

William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s

Reference Code

PC020.001.001.001.5082-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Clark, William T. (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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