Spectacle Island, view of main building, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, 7970-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1922-06-01

GUSN

GUSN-374971

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Boston, General
Spectacle Island, view of main building, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, 7970-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Boston, General

Description

The image depicts an industrial-like exterior of the main building on Spectacle Island in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. Visible are pipes and a small window set into a blank wall, with an elevated walkway connecting to another structure above. The ground is paved and there are visible signs of water or stains on the surface.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP006895
B-Series negative 7970-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

PC016.001.002.7970-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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