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Tremont St. at Douglass Square, Roxbury, Mass.

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A view of Tremont Street at Frederick Douglass Square in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Trolley car tracks run down the middle of Tremont Street. Numerous businesses line the street, including the Douglass Square Pharmacy and Slade's Restaurant. Billboards advertise Sunoco and H. P. Hood products. Political campaign signs for re-electing Paul A. Dever for governor and Ryan Dacey for clerk of the State Judicial Court hang on building walls. The campaign headquarters for Banks for representative is located on the left side of Tremont Street. The shadow of the photographer can be seen in the foreground of the image. The fifth anniversary of the dedication of Frederick Douglass Square was celebrated in 1921. The Frederick Douglass Historic District is roughly bounded by Hammond Street, Cabot Street, Windsor Street, and Westminister Street.
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Keywords

  1. Architectural Photography
  2. Automobiles
  3. Billboards (Site Elements)
  4. Boston (Mass.). Police Dept
  5. Commercial Buildings
  6. Dever, Paul A. (Paul Andrew), 1903 1958
  7. Douglass Square Pharmacy
  8. Douglass, Frederick, 1818 1895
  9. Drugstores
  10. Exterior Views
  11. Frederick Douglass Square (Roxbury, Boston, Mass.)
  12. H.P. Hood & Sons
  13. Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
  14. Mercantile Buildings
  15. Overhead Electric Lines
  16. Police Cars
  17. Political Campaigns
  18. Political Posters
  19. Restaurants
  20. Sunoco (Firm)
  21. Tracks (Transit System Elements)
  22. Tremont Street (Boston, Mass.)

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