Second Universalist Church, front exterior, corner of Columbus Avenue and Clarendon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8167-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1921-03-09

GUSN

GUSN-375131

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Boston, General
Second Universalist Church, front exterior, corner of Columbus Avenue and Clarendon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8167-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Boston, General

Description

The image depicts the front exterior of the Second Universalist Church located at the corner of Columbus Avenue and Clarendon Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The church features a prominent tall spire and several arched windows and doorways. In the foreground, an early 20th-century automobile is parked on the street, and two people are standing on the sidewalk nearby. Other buildings and vehicles are visible in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

churches (buildings)
religious buildings
exterior views
derelict buildings
Universalism
streets
automobiles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007095
B-Series negative 8167-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

PC016.001.002.8167-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston (Mass.). Building Dept.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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