William Street, New Bedford
Item Information
- Title:
- William Street, New Bedford
- Description:
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Black and white photo of William Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts, looking east from intersection with Acushnet Avenue. Brick and stone commercial structures on either side of cobblestone street; telephone poles on either side with numerous wires intersecting over street; horses, carriages and blurred pedestrians in street and sidewalks. New Bedford Safe Deposit Company in foreground at left; directly opposite is US Post Office building with arched entrance, columns, cast eagle (Mr. Steadfast) perched on top; Merchant's National Bank/ Mechanics Bank double bank building at foot of street in distance. Other business signs visible: William E. Tanner, E.H. Pierce, Western Union Telegraph Office, Matthew R. Hitch. Mounted to off-white cardboard; inscribed with location on back.
- Date:
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[ca. 1900]
- Format:
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Photographs
- Genre:
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Photographic prints
- Location:
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New Bedford Free Public Library
Main Library, room 309, cabinet U07, shelf SH10, container BX12:F023 (shelf locator) - Collection (local):
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Photograph Collection
- Subjects:
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Buildings
Horses
Banks
Post offices
Street railroads
Business enterprises
Carriages & coaches
Streetscape
Acushnet Avenue
William Street
Mr. Steadfast
Mechanics National Bank
Merchant's National Bank
- Places:
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MassachusettsBristol (county)New Bedford
- Extent:
- 1 photograph : print
- Permalink:
- https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/rr1736801
- Terms of Use:
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Rights status not evaluated.
This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License (CC BY-NC-ND).
