Vacant building at 44 Gibson Street, Dorchester, Mass.

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Date

undated

Location Note

HGO-01-001-K-C-8

GUSN

GUSN-362377

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Description

This image depicts a building that has been "vacant for years" according to notes written on the photograph's back. The street-side of the building is covered with political campaign posters ranging from fresh to faded and fraying. Based on the political posters, a rough estimate of 1958-1960 can be given for the date of this image.

Today, this building is gone and the site is now the location of the Boston Public Works Department District 7 Office.

Details

Descriptive Terms

political posters
elections
derelict buildings
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Physical Descrption

1 photograph; 4 x 5 inches

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Date of Acquisition

2019

Reference Code

PC001.03.01.USMA.1280.0020.001

Acqusition Type

Library & Archives Purchase

Date Notes

c. 1958-1960

Image Dimensions

4 x 5 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Dorchester (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

HGO-01-001-K-C-8

Processing Information

Sophia Cos, Assistant Archivist, October 2023.

Rules and Conventions

DACS 2nd edition

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