Spectacle Island, view of screen house, dryer, evaporator, digester, and wooden storage shed, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, 7965-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1922-06-01

GUSN

GUSN-374966

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Description

The image shows several industrial buildings on Spectacle Island in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. A prominent structure with a tall chimney stands centrally, accompanied by a connected screen house, dryer, and evaporator. A wooden storage shed is visible to the right and there is smoke or steam rising near the buildings. The ground in the foreground is uneven and scattered with debris.

Details

Descriptive Terms

dumps (refuse areas)
waste disposal
sheds (storage structures)
exterior views
islands
harbors
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP006890
B-Series negative 7965-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC016

Collection Name

Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s

Date of Acquisition

ca. 1960

Reference Code

PC016.001.002.7965-B

Places

Spectacle Island (Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [island]

Record Details

Originator

Boston (Mass.). Building Dept.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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