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Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of a horse-drawn cart traveling down a Boston street. The street enters frame at left and recedes as it extends out-of-frame at right. Left-of-center, a wagon being pulled by 2 horses is captured in motion traveling through the street. It is viewed at an angle from the rear and the right side; it travels away from camera to the right. The bed of the cart is lined by 2 long benches that face each other. A driver sits ahead of the benches with his back to camera. Two horses, trotting side-by-side at center, pull the cart; one is obscured by the other. Along the near street curb at right, a sign stands. It reads, "NO STANDING POLICE ORDER." Buildings and trees stand across the background. Text from negative sleeve: [handwritten:] x [end handwritten] 2353. Eastern trip October 1947 Boston 1, 2 & 3 poor films of Holy Name parade 4 & 5 poor films of Paul Revere's house 6 & 7 two photos of Mertie West in Old Granary burial ground 8 & 9 Fanueil [sic] Hall 10 Policeman in box in street directing traffic 11 Poor film Mertie West in front of First Church Christian Science 12 Horses still pull wagons in street 13 Tablet on Old North Church 14 Unknown monument 15 Mertie West looking at Old South Ch 16 Some street scene
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1998_2353_005 ark:/21198/zz002j3msn
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
City & town life--Massachusetts--Boston Horses--Massachusetts--Boston Carts & wagons--American--Massachusetts--Boston
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