Historic New England

Meigs Elevated Railroad car interior

An interior view of a Meigs Elevated Railroad car. Seats and windows line the sides of the car, with one row of seats running down the middle.

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 195133

Ref. Code: PC017.02.TMP.013

Meigs Elevated Railroad train

An exterior view of the engine and two railroad cars of the Meigs Elevated Railroad train. Three men stand at the head of the train.

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 195134

Ref. Code: PC017.02.TMP.014

Meigs Elevated train after fire damage

This photo shows the extensive fire damage to a Meigs Elevated train car. Men are seen inside the damaged car, possibly investigating the incident.

Date: 1887-02

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 195135

Ref. Code: PC017.02.TMP.015

"Type 2's," Meridian St. looking north, East Boston, Mass.

Two 'Type 2' train cars run on tracks down the middle of Meridian St. in East Boston, Massachusetts. Pedestrians and horse-drawn carriages are also depicted.

Date: 1908

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 195136

Ref. Code: PC017.02.TMP.016

"Type 2's," Lexington St. looking east, East Boston, Mass.

A type 2 train car travels up Lexington St. in a residential neighborhood in East Boston, Massachusetts. Trees and homes line the street.

Date: 1908

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 195137

Ref. Code: PC017.02.TMP.017

"Type 2's," Central Square looking north, East Boston, Mass.

One 'Type 2' train approaches the camera from the distance as another departs. Pedestrians walk through Central Square, East Boston, Mass.

Date: 1908

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 195138

Ref. Code: PC017.02.TMP.018

Number 3 Blue Line train at Airport Station portal

A Number 3 Blue Line train enters a tunnel at Airport Station. A large sign above a nearby building reads "General Electric Bulbs."

Date: 1968-03

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 195139

Ref. Code: PC017.02.TMP.019

Aquarium Station with trains number 1 and number 3

Two trains meet at Aquarium Station. Passengers wait on the platforms.

Date: 1969-07-07

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 195140

Ref. Code: PC017.02.TMP.020

Aquarium Station with trains number 1 and number 3

Taken outside a subway train at Aquarium Station, this photo shows seated passengers waiting for their train to leave.

Date: 1969-07-07

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 195141

Ref. Code: PC017.02.TMP.021

Orient Heights, East Boston, Mass.

A view down the tracks in Orient Heights, East Boston, Massachusetts. Two train cars can be seen in the distance. Buildings can be seen on either side of the tracks.

Date: 1950-06-22

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 195142

Ref. Code: PC017.02.TMP.022

Civil defense

This image shows the loading of Civil Defense boxes of emergency hospital supplies. The label of the box on the man's shoulder indicates that it contains cotton balls.

Date: 1965-05-12

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 195143

Ref. Code: PC017.02.TMP.023

Airport Station with two inbound trains (train 056-0575)

Passengers look out the windows of an inbound train at Airport Station, Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: 1952-01-08

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 195144

Ref. Code: PC017.02.TMP.024

Orient Heights Station with passengers boarding inbound trains

Passengers board an inbound train at the Orient Heights Station.

Date: 1952-11-28

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 195145

Ref. Code: PC017.02.TMP.025

Rapid transit platform, Orient Heights Station

Passengers wait for an approaching train at the Orient Heights Station.

Date: 1952-01-16

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 195146

Ref. Code: PC017.02.TMP.026

Trackless trolley bus way, Orient Heights Station

Two trackless trolley buses leave the Orient Heights Station.

Date: 1952-01-16

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 195147

Ref. Code: PC017.02.TMP.027

Bus 6099 '120', Orient Heights Station

A bus pulls up outside of the Orient Heights Station.

Date: 1971-05-28

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 195148

Ref. Code: PC017.02.TMP.028

Buses at Wonderland Station

A bus pulls up to a stop at Wonderland Station in Revere, Massachusetts.

Date: 1974-10-30

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 195149

Ref. Code: PC017.02.TMP.029

Buses at Wonderland Station

A bus pulls away from Wonderland Station in Revere, Massachusetts.

Date: 1974-10-30

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 195150

Ref. Code: PC017.02.TMP.030

Buses at Wonderland Station

Two passengers sit on a bench at Wonderland Station. A bus has just pulled away and can be seen in the distance.

Date: 1974-10-30

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 195151

Ref. Code: PC017.02.TMP.031

Buses at Wonderland Station

One bus pulls away from Wonderland Station in Revere, Massachusetts, as another approaches.

Date: 1974-10-30

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 195152

Ref. Code: PC017.02.TMP.032

Bus way and Baker Ave., Wonderland Station, looking north

Large trucks carrying construction equipment drive down Baker Avenue.

Date: 1954-05-13

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 195153

Ref. Code: PC017.02.TMP.033

Instruction photos, Wonderland crossover, end of line

This photo shows the end of the train line at Wonderland Station in Revere, Mass.

Date: 1962-04-10

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 195154

Ref. Code: PC017.02.TMP.034

Breaking ground at Suffolk Downs, rapid transit extension to Revere

Two large trucks and five men work on the train line to Revere.

Date: 1952-11-03

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 195155

Ref. Code: PC017.02.TMP.035

Adams St. vent, Old Court St. Station

Photo shows a view of the Adams St. vent at the old Court St. Station.

Date: 1966-01-17

Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 195156

Ref. Code: PC017.02.TMP.036

Removal of incline, Cambridge St.

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Collection: Boston Transit Archive, 1895-1960s

GUSN: 195157

Ref. Code: PC017.02.TMP.00031-1

Elm Hill Chambers apartment house, Warren Street near Elm Hill Avenue, Roxbury, Mass., undated

The Elm Hill Chambers apartment house is seen at 530-566 Warren Street near Elm Hill Avenue in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The apartment house is comprised of two three-story, brick buildings, which have matching towers at the corners of the buildings. The building containing 548 Warren Street is the ad...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195158

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0070.006

Aaron D. Williams mansion, Roxbury, Mass.

An exterior view of the mansion built by industrialist and Boston alderman Aaron Davis Williams, Jr. in 1872 at 300 Walnut Avenue in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Davis named his home Oak Bend, which a subsequent owner changed to Abbotsford after Sir Walter Scott's ancestral keep. The house is made of Rox...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195159

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0070.004

Exterior view of a Queen Anne style house, Waverley and Perrin Streets, Roxbury, Mass., undated

A large Queen Anne, possibly the Frank E. Green house, is seen at the intersection of Waverley Street and Perrin Street in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The house was designed by South Boston architect, John H. Besarick. A large porch extends from the front entrance to the side of the house. Several open ...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195160

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0070.005

House of the Good Shepherd, Roxbury, Mass., undated

An exterior view of the four-story brick House of the Good Shepherd convent and reformatory for girls on Tremont Street (later, 841 Huntington Avenue) opposite Parker Hill in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The view is from a curve in Tremont Street. A high fence surrounds the complex. A horse and carriage...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195161

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0040.001

Church of the New Jerusalem, Regent St. at Warren St., Roxbury, Mass.

A view of the front façade of Church of the New Jerusalem at 3 Regent Street at Joseph Warren Square, at the corner of St. James Street in Roxbury, Massachusetts, built in 1874. A bell tower rises from the entranceway, behind which a turret stands on the St. James Street side of the church. On the f...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195162

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0040.002

Fauntleroy Hall, Roxbury, Mass.

A view of the front façade of Fauntleroy Hall of the Elm Hill Association at 42 Wenonah Street in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The building seems to have been used as a center for community and private events, such as concerts and weddings. Alice Collar Davis established Elm Hill in 1886 as a co-educatio...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195163

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0040.003

Twelfth Baptist Church, Warren St., Roxbury, Mass.

A view of the front façade of the Twelfth Baptist Church at 160 Warren Street in Roxbury, Massachusetts. This church appears to have housed several different congregations. The first floor sign reads the "Advent Christian Publication Society, booksellers, publishers, printers, and stationers." This ...

Date: 1900-1930

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195164

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0100.002

Eliot Congregational Church, Kenilworth St., Roxbury, Mass.

An exterior view of the side and front façades of the Eliot Congregational Church on Kenilworth Street in Roxbury, Massachusetts from a curve in the street and next to the sidewalk opposite the church. The church was completed and dedicated on November 25, 1835. Along the right side of the street op...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195165

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0030.001

Lowell House, Roxbury, Mass.

A view of the front façade of the Lowell House in Roxbury, Massachusetts from below the hill on which it sits. Two wide gabled bays punctuate the façade and alternate with narrower recessed sections. The entrance is nestled between the two bays, and wooden stairs with railings lead up to the front d...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195166

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0070.002

Stone Store, corner of Walnut Ave. and Warren St., Roxbury, Mass.

An exterior view of a two-story stone commercial building at Walnut Avenue and Warren Street in Ward 21 in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The first floor is occupied by various businesses including Peter A. Riley, plumber, 8 Walnut Avenue; Farley, plumber; and John Melville Haynes, upholsterer and cabinetm...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195167

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0050.001

Morse House, 145 Walnut Ave., Roxbury, Mass.

A view of the front façade of the Greek Revival Morse House at 145 Walnut Avenue in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Two-story Ionic columns support a pediment punctuated with a window surmounted by a fanlight. A picket fence on top of a stone wall fronts the property. A sign hangs on a tree in the front yar...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195168

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0050.002

Roxbury Gas Co., 39 Dudley St., Roxbury, Mass.

An exterior view from across Kenilworth Street of the Roxbury Light Gas Co. gasworks at 39 Dudley Street in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The Gothic Revival structure features a central tower with a lancet arched entrance and lancet arched windows above the front door and on the side walls. A group of chi...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195169

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0120.001

Buena Vista, Roxbury, Mass.

An exterior view of Buena Vista, the mansion of Isaac Fenno and his wife Almira Blake Fenno on Buena Vista Street (also known as Buena Vista Avenue) in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Trees partially hide the house, which is set on a small hill. The view seems to be from the house across the street as the ...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195170

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0290.001

Dudley St. at Warren St., Roxbury, Mass.

A view of the intersection of Warren Street and Dudley Street in Dudley Square, Roxbury, Massachusetts. A trolley car enters the intersection along Warren Street as another approaches from Dudley Street. The Second Empire-style Hotel Dartmouth occupies the northwest corner of the intersection at 144...

Date: 1901-1930

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195171

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0100.003

Roxbury Court House, Roxbury St., Roxbury, Mass.

A view from across the street of the front façade of the two-story, Beaux-Arts Roxbury Municipal Courthouse at 88 Roxbury Street in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Built in red brick with Indiana limestone trimmings, a two-level set of low steps lead up to the arched doorway. The second floor windows are pe...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195172

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0100.004

Little Sisters of the Poor, Roxbury, Mass.

An exterior view of the Home for the Aged Poor of the Little Sisters of the Poor at 424 Dudley Street in Roxbury, Massachusetts from the intersection of Dudley Street and Woodward Avenue. The building is four stories high, is designed in the Second Empire style, and is constructed of brick with gran...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195173

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0100.005

High School for the Practical Arts, Winthrop St., corner of Greenville St., Roxbury, Mass.

A view of the side and front façades of the High School of Practical Arts at 35 Greenville Street in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The school opened on December 1, 1913. It was designed by Julius Adolph Schweinfurth in the form of a central division with two side wings. The pediment of the entrance way is...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195174

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0100.006

Ralph Waldo Emerson School, Shirley St., Roxbury, Mass.

A view of the front façade of the two-story, brick Ralph Waldo Emerson Elementary School at 6 Shirley Street in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Completed in July 1924, the school was scheduled to open that fall. The doors are surmounted with pediments broken on the bottom that present figures reading books....

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195175

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0100.007

Exterior view of the Boston Young Men's Hebrew Association Gymnasium, Humboldt Ave., Roxbury, Mass.

A view of the front façade of the Boston Young Men's Hebrew Association (YMHA) gymnasium on Humboldt Avenue in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The two-story Colonial Revival structure is constructed of tapestry brick with limestone trimmings. A double staircase sweeps up to the first floor pedimented main e...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195176

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0100.008

House of the Angel Guardian, Vernon St., Roxbury, Mass.

An exterior view of the House of the Angel Guardian at 85 Vernon Street in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Rev. George F. Haskins established this orphanage and reformatory wayward boys in 1851 and, when the institution outgrew its original locations, purchased land at Vernon Street and built this structure...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195177

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.1540.0010.004

Baptist Church, Roxbury, Mass.

An exterior view from across Dudley Street of the side of the Dudley Street Baptist Church in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The congregation was formed as the First Baptist Church in Roxbury in 1821 and built this church near Warren Street in 1852. The church is built in the Gothic Revival style of brick....

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195178

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.1540.0010.005

House of Louis Prang, Centre St. near Gardner St., Roxbury, Mass.

An exterior view of the Louis Prang House at 45 Centre Street in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Built in 1856 in the Italianate style, two polygonal bay windows flank the front door, which is adorned with trellises. The columns of the entrance way support a balustraded balcony. A widow's peak crowns the th...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195179

Ref. Code: PC001.04.01.USMA.1540.0010.006

Hibernian Hall, 184 Dudley St., Roxbury, Mass.

Architects Edward T. P. Graham and Joseph M. Dolan designed Hibernian Hall, also known as the Hibernian Building, at 182-186 Dudley Street in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Several cars are parked in front of the building. An empty space with a Dudley Realty Co. sign in the window and what appears to be a ...

Date: 1965-03-31

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195180

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.054

Corner of Warren St. and Palmer St., Roxbury, Mass.

A view of the intersection of Warren Street, Washington Street, and Palmer Street in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Various stores line the street, including Charles C. Doten & Co. Provisions at 2234 Washington Street and Ira P. Jefts' Pharmacy at 2224 Washington Street. A large billboard for the real esta...

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195181

Ref. Code: PC001.03.01.TMP.055

Tremont St. at Texas St., Roxbury, Mass.

A view of the intersection of Texas Street and Columbus Avenue in Roxbury Crossing, Massachusetts. Trolley car tracks run down the middle of Columbus Avenue. Numerous businesses line the street, including the Plaza movie theatre (1120 Columbus Avenue, formerly the Criterion Theatre), Woolworth's (11...

Date: 1948-09-13

Collection: General photographic collection

GUSN: 195182

Ref. Code: PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0580.001

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