Tremont Street Mall, Boston Common, Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1905

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Artifact Overview

This photograph shows Boston Common, the busy urban park, where it borders Tremont Street near Park Street. The Common was a place for transportation as well as recreation. The streets and sidewalks are filled with pedestrians and horse-drawn vehicles, and a subway entrance is visible at background center.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

circa 1905

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

P.DPC.017026

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 6.875 in
Width: 9.125 in

Inscriptions

Boston, Mass. Tremont St. Mall, Boston Comm.
Tremont Street Mall, Boston Common, Boston, Massachusetts, circa 1905