Entrance to subway, Public Gardens, Boston, Mass. – Antique Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: Entrance to subway, Public Gardens, Boston, Mass., preserved in this historic photograph. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Entrance to subway, Public Gardens, Boston, Mass.
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Few American cities had an underground railway when Boston opened its Tremont Street Subway in 1897, and this view records one of the entrances at the edge of the Public Garden, the park that had opened to the public in 1837. Around 1921, streetcars and subway passengers would have shared the crossings and walkways around the park, a busy meeting point of commuters and visitors. The Detroit Publishing Company, which photographed American towns and scenic sites for commercial sale in the early twentieth century, made the picture, so it reflects the company's interest in documenting everyday city life alongside its better-known landscapes.
| Created / published | c1921. |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
| Subjects | Photograph by the Detroit Publishing Co. No. 072326. No orig. neg. No copyright renewal. Detroit Publishing Company Photograph Collection (Library of Congress). This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Mass.--Boston--Parks; Mass.--Boston--Transit Sys.; Street railroads--1921; Parks; Geogr.; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,536 × 1,219 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-140502 |
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