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Our collection of images recount Boston's nearly four centuries of public transportation history. Fine art reproductions are available for all images. For select items, the authentic artifact is for sale. Boston in Transit is a creation of WardMaps LLC, of Cambridge, MA.
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Boston in Transit - The Map
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Cambridge (Longfellow) Bridge Report 1909
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Boston In Transit Chapter 1 "Making Connections: Early Public Transportation for Boston"
Ballou's Pictorial, June 7, 1856: Front Page
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Boston & Lowell Railroad Print Ad 1852
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Boston & Maine Box Coach Early 1860s
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Boston In Transit Chapter 2 "Unification and Electrification: Trolleys Take Hold"
Allston Power Station and Car House Circa 1890
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Boarding a Snake Car at Harvard Square 1912
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Boston Elevated Railway Co. Articulated Car 1912
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Boston In Transit Chapter 3 "America's First Subway"
Boston’s Streetcar Network, January 1, 1898
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Boston in Transit Chapter 4 "Grand Terminals for Commuters"
Bird’s Eye View of Boston, Massachusetts 1899
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Boston & Albany Railroad Timetable Cover 1904
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Boston in Transit Chapter 5 "Rapid Transit Takes Shape"
Atlantic Avenue and State Street Stations 1905
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Atlantic Avenue at Rowe’s Wharf, April 17, 1901
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Atlantic Avenue Elevated from Above 1932
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Atlantic Avenue Station November 16, 1908
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Boston in Transit Chapter 6 "Pocket Maps and Transit Improvements in the Early Twentieth Century"
BERy Travel Information Map, July 1941
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Boston "Ride the EL" Print Advertisements 1930
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Boston Elevated Railway Co. PCC Car #3190, 1945
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Boston in Transit Chapter 7 "Catching the Bus"
50 Years of Bus Transit in Boston (Side A) 1972
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50 Years of Bus Transit in Boston (Side B) 1972
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Arborway Bus Garage Circa Early to Mid-1930s
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Boston in Transit Chapter 8 "The Rise and Fall of the MTA"
A New Order of Stations, January 3, 1952
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Airport Station Busway, January 8, 1952
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Brookline Village Station, November 12, 1959
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Day Square Station Busway, January 8, 1952
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Boston in Transit Chapter 9 "The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority"
American Freedom Train Boston Ticket 1975
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Arlington Station After Renovations 1967
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Arlington Station Before Renovations 1966
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Boston & Maine Locomotive #200, 1975
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Boston’s Boeing LRV #3400, Circa 1975
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Building the Haymarket Extension 1970
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