Topic: Around town
Boston Express
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| Catalog date |
03/09/2005 |
| Category |
8: Communication Artifact |
| Classification |
Business & Commerce
Retail
Exteriors
Carriages & Animal Powered Vehicles |
| Collection |
Bowd Osborne photos |
| Date of photo |
1917-1918 |
| Description |
A B&W photo of the exterior of store fronts for Boston Express and Mitchell's news, tobacco and sweets shop. It is believed that these are on Pleasant St., with Mitchell's in what is now "Super Sub" and Boston Express where the Riptide is presently located. A horse drawn wagon, with a man and a boy is in front of the Boston Express storefront. A man, woman and child are also in front. The Boston Express windows have a "Welcome Home" sign, plus bunting, dating this to around 1917 - 1918. |
| Field 01 |
Pleasant |
| Home Location |
DI Box 18X13 Alfa Shelf#2 |
| Object ID |
1961-002-03222 |
| Object Name |
Print, Photographic |
| Search Terms |
Boston Express
Mitchell's |
| Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
| Subjects |
Business enterprises
news stores
Transportation
Mitchell's
Boston Express |
| Title |
Boston Express |
| Year Range from |
1917 |
| Year range to |
1918 |
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COPYRIGHT INFORMATION ~ This image is the property of the Marblehead Historical Commission and may not be used in any form without prior permission. When using this image with permission, the credit information should be in the following format: Image courtesy of the Marblehead Historical Commission, Marblehead, MA.
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Rev. 1.0a 1/2009 Contact the Historical Commission at 781-639-3425 or e-mail us (please include the "Object ID" number) at: butlerw@marblehead.org
Last modified on: January 05, 2009
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