Subway construction on Tremont St., Boston, Mass., with unidentified man in foreground facing Park St. Church
Description:
A view of the construction of the subway tunnel between Tremont Street and the Park Street Mall of Boston Common. This is the initial section of the first subway system in the United States, which opened on September 1,1897. Construction workers excavate the tunnel. Carts are lined up probably to remove dirt and rock from the site. A footbridge spans the tunnel near Park Street. Trolley cars can be glimpsed over the hoardings passing by on Tremont Street. Park Street Church stands over the site at the intersection of Park Street and Tremont Street. A man, perhaps a construction worker or foreman, stands in the foreground with his back to the camera, apparently observing the scene.
