Collection: Sumner Tunnel lantern slides | ArchivesSpace Public Interface

Scope and Contents

These lantern slides were found in garage at a house in West Roxbury that was formerly owned by Albert L. O'Banion. O'Banion was a consulting engineer on the East Boston Traffic Tunnel project (now known as the Sumner Tunnel) and he would later become the Superintendent of the Fire Alarm Division of the Boston Fire Department.

Dates

Creation: circa 1935

Creator

O'Banion, Albert L. (Person)

Historical note

The Sumner Tunnel (originally the East Boston Traffic Tunnel) was Boston's first underwater harbor tunnel, opened on June 30, 1934. During opening ceremonies, Mayor Mansfield declared that the tunnel should be known as the Sumner Tunnel, named for General William Hyslop Sumner. Gen. Sumner was integral to the 19th century development of Noddle Island - the island that would eventually become East Boston.