Sidewalk 480-482 Washington St., Boston, Mass., November 27, 1904

Item Information

Title:
Sidewalk 480-482 Washington St., Boston, Mass., November 27, 1904
Description:
The Jordan Marsh department store and the C.A.W. Crosby watch and jewelry store stand opposite each other at Washington and Avon Streets. A poster in front of the Crosby store advertises "Primrose's Big Minstrels" at the Boston Theatre. One storefront advertises ice cream soda.
Publisher:
Boston Transit Commission
Date:
1904
Format:
Photographs
Genre:
gelatin dry plate negatives
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
PC017: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s
Subjects:
public transit (infrastructure)
subways
sidewalks
streetscapes
commercial buildings
department stores (buildings)
intersections
watches
jewelers (people in crafts)
jewelry
theaters (buildings)
Architectural photography
Washington Street (Boston, Mass.)
Avon Street (Boston, Mass.)
Minstrel shows
Blackface entertainers
Primrose, George H., 1852-1919
West, William H., 1853-1902
Jordan Marsh Company
C.A.W. Crosby & Son (Boston, Mass.)
Primrose & West's Minstrels
Boston Theatre (Washington Street, Boston, Mass.)
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Jordan, Marsh and Company (Boston, Mass.)
Extent:
1 gelatin dry plate glass negative
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Identifier:
215123
Call #:
PC017.01.02.03.2620