Historic New England

Roxbury: Dudley St. ; Accident on "El' Dudley Sq.

Car derailed on the roof of a shop. Repairs, workmen, shops, etc.

Date: 1910-08-04

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318197

Ref. Code: PC066.214

Cambridge: Snow Leveler

4 horseteam. Homes. Neg. Chipped.

Date: 1914-01-15

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318198

Ref. Code: PC066.215

South Boston: Old Colony Ave. at Dorchester Ave.

Work on the Railway. Horse drawn 'power' wagon, trolley, etc.

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318199

Ref. Code: PC066.216

Watertown: Arlington St.

2 street cars on temporary rails. Construction?

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318200

Ref. Code: PC066.217

Boston: Tremont St.

Photograph of drawing of trains on an elevated railway. Corner of negative is chipped.

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318201

Ref. Code: PC066.218

South Boston: E. 4th. St. Near L. St.

Taken at night during snow storm. Workmen shoveling snow into an open street car.

Date: 1916-03-10

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318202

Ref. Code: PC066.219

Boston: Charlestown High Bridge

6 car el. Negative cracked + repaired.

Date: 1906

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318203

Ref. Code: PC066.220

Berkley street - Snow plowing Street Car

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Date: 1916-03-02

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318204

Ref. Code: PC066.221

New steel car, elevated division

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Date: 1906-12-13

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318205

Ref. Code: PC066.222

Inspector

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Date: 1904-02-08

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318206

Ref. Code: PC066.223

Station Master

Subway surface.

Date: 1904

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318207

Ref. Code: PC066.224

Subway Trackman

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Date: 1904

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318208

Ref. Code: PC066.225

Motorman at Work

Sitting at controls of the car. Negative chipped.

Date: 1901-09-30

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318209

Ref. Code: PC066.226

B. E. Ry. Tie Machine

Railway tie work.

Date: 1915-08-10

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318210

Ref. Code: PC066.227

Simon Knight

An old employee.

Date: 1906-03-07

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318211

Ref. Code: PC066.228

Conductor

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Date: 1904-02-08

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318212

Ref. Code: PC066.229

Motorman at Work

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Date: 1904

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318213

Ref. Code: PC066.230

Porter

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Date: 1904-01-11

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318214

Ref. Code: PC066.231

Train Master

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Date: 1904-01-11

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318215

Ref. Code: PC066.232

District Supervisor

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Date: 1904

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318216

Ref. Code: PC066.233

Collector

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Date: 1904

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318217

Ref. Code: PC066.234

Foreman

1 gelatin dry plate glass negative

Date: 1904

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318218

Ref. Code: PC066.235

Group of Motormen

Conductor at Grove Hall Sta., Dorchester.

Date: 1906-11-23

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318219

Ref. Code: PC066.236

Lake St. Transfer Sta.

St. Cars Newton Boulevard + Brookline Village.

Date: 1906-01-02

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318220

Ref. Code: PC066.237

Dudley Sta. Terminal

View from above, signs, buildings.

Date: 1902-03-20

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318221

Ref. Code: PC066.238

Forest Hills. Sta.

Jamaica Plain. Panoramic view, 'El' cars, homes, buildings, trees, etc.

Date: 1910-08-05

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318222

Ref. Code: PC066.239

Forest Hills. Sta.

Jamaica Plain. Open Car #2443. Horse + wagons, people. When station was new.

Date: 1910-08-22

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318223

Ref. Code: PC066.240

Brighton: Lake St. Transfer Station. Commonwealth Ave.

Various streetcars.

Date: 1906-01-02

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318224

Ref. Code: PC066.241

Safety Week Car + Band

The Al Moore Band. Boston, Mass.

Date: 1921

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318225

Ref. Code: PC066.242

The Automatic 'Shovel' on the Tracks

Boston 'El' Maintenance. Shoevel No. 1. Workers.

Date: 1915-08-19

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318226

Ref. Code: PC066.243

Rudi Maier (driver?) Old omnibus in Swampscott, Mass.

The 'Old Stevenson Coach,' 2 horses with driver. Neg. Spotted

Date: 1901-05-22

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318227

Ref. Code: PC066.244

Trainman Giving "highball" Signal

El Cars, tracks.

Date: 1903-04-11

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318229

Ref. Code: PC066.245

Boston: Junction of State + Devonshire St.'s

The Old State House. Subway Construction, sctret car, horses + wagson, pedestrians, buildings. Neg. Scratched.

Date: 1903-03-20

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318230

Ref. Code: PC066.246

Jamaica Plain: Forest Hills Square

Hyde Park Ave. Shops, signs, trolleys, construction, horses + wagson, people, rooftops. Civil Engineering.

Date: 1903

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318231

Ref. Code: PC066.247

Track Work

Workers, small 'service' cars.

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318233

Ref. Code: PC066.248

Men, Horses + Wagons.

Express Men, etc. Belknap Apt. buildings, Boston Area. A main St. See the 'El' upper left. Neg. 6 1/2 X 8 1/2.

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318234

Ref. Code: PC066.249

Brookline: Brookline Village. Village Square

Transfer Market; Sing Lee, laundry; Fire Station, Hose House #1 and Chemical Engine #1 (140 Washington Street); P. J. Burns, Horse Shoe Forge; J. H. Pineo, carpenter and builder. Shops, signs, horse + wagons, people. Neg. Edge Peeled; corner 'chipped.' 6 1/2 X 8 1/2.

Date: circa 1905

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318235

Ref. Code: PC066.250

Northfrield, Mass: Fitchburg Engine # 167

Shown with crew.

Date: 1910

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318236

Ref. Code: PC066.251

Washington Street looking northerly from Dock Square, Boston, Mass.

Electric streetcars and horse-drawn vehicles proceed down Washington Street.

Date: 1897-02-08

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318237

Ref. Code: PC066.252

Crosswalk on Corn Hill opposite Franklin Avenue, looking west, sect. 8 1/2, Boston, Mass.

Lawrence, Wilde & Co., furniture, is on the left side of the image at 42 Cornhill. E. Robinson, lock and knob manufacturer, can be seen at no. 39 Cornhill. Patterson & Lavender manufacture library, store and office furniture at 43 and 45 Cornhill. H.L. Hastings is a scriptural tract repository at 47...

Date: 1897-04-14

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318238

Ref. Code: PC066.253

Looking easterly on Cornhill from Scollay Square, Boston, Mass.

The Bowdoin Square streetcar, Washington and Roxbury Streets, is going past a construction site on Cornhill. A sign on the back of the streetcar advertises a Pittsburgh-Boston baseball game. The Nathan L. Chaffin restaurant at 63 Cornhill is slightly left of center in the image. The W.J. Talbot lunc...

Date: 1897-06-07

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318239

Ref. Code: PC066.254

Boston: Tremont St.

Birds eye view from Boylston St. towards the Park St. Church. Vehicles, people, buildings, the Common, skyline, Statehous. Neg. 6 1/2 X 8 1/2.

Date: 1899

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318240

Ref. Code: PC066.255

El' Car #046

Close up, third rail, tracks.

Date: 1901-05-14

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318241

Ref. Code: PC066.256

Motorman at Work

Standing behind seat at the 'controls' of car. See 'gauge.'

Date: 1901-09-30

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318242

Ref. Code: PC066.257

Jamaica Plain: Green + Centre St. - Car #5743

Rollsign: Jamaica. Jamaica Plain Market: 644 Cetnre St., Liggett's Drugs, the Rental Store. Signs, autos, pedestrians.

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318243

Ref. Code: PC066.258

Ext. 'El' Car #063

Showing special ventilators.

Date: 1902-09-06

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318244

Ref. Code: PC066.259

Junction of Spring and Centre Streets, West Roxbury, Mass.

The signs on the streetcar, on Centre Street, read "Forest Hills" and "Elevated." A motorman stands to the right of the car.

Date: 1904-02-29

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318245

Ref. Code: PC066.260

Boston: Washington St.

Looking North from Clarks Hotel, 577 Washington St. Center Right 5 - RH White co. 504-536 Washington St. Boston Theatre. Trolley cars, pedestrians.

Date: 1903-08-08

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318246

Ref. Code: PC066.261

Boston: Washington St.

Looking North from Clarks Hotel, 577 Washington St. Center Right 5 - RH White co. 504-536 Washington St., Boston Theatre. Trolley cars, pedestrians.

Date: 1903-08-08

Collection: John Booras collection of glass plate negatives

GUSN: 318247

Ref. Code: PC066.262

Lighting fixtures, book #7174, 1st edition, by Kenneth Lynch, Kenneth Lynch & Sons, Inc., Wilton, Connecticut, published by Canterbury Publishing Co., Canterbury, Connecticut

The catalog covers wrought iron chandeliers, iron and wood brackets and exterior post lanterns and Japanese stone lanterns. The illustrations are by Andrew D. Crowell, Sr. The item was printed by The Rand McNally Publishing Co., New York, New York. This title is one of the "Architectural handbook se...

Date: 1971

Collection: Ephemera collection

GUSN: 323182

Ref. Code: EP001.12.013.004.052

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