Glass plate collection on the MBTA, 1896-1940 (inclusive).

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Glass plate collection on the MBTA, 1896-1940 (inclusive).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/234360181

Contains glass plate negatives and contact prints on the construction and operation of the Boston subway. Includes pictures of streets, buildings, and trolley tracks in Boston and Cambridge, as well as many of the trolleys themselves.

ca. 500 glass plate negatives and 200 prints.

Harvard University Art Museum

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SNAC Resource ID: 7111729

Harvard University Art Museum

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Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority

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The MBTA is the state agency responsible for the public transportation system in the Boston metropolitan area. From the description of Glass plate collection on the MBTA, 1896-1940 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 234360181 The Boston Elevated Railway Company was established in 1894 and replaced successively by the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) in 1947 and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) in 1964. From the description of Boa...