Unidentified building, front exterior, 8 Granite Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, 8209-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1924-02-29

GUSN

GUSN-375174

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Boston, General
Unidentified building, front exterior, 8 Granite Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, 8209-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Boston, General

Description

The image shows the front exterior of an old wooden building located at 8 Granite Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts. The structure is made of weathered wooden planks with a sloping roof. There is sparse vegetation and patches of snow on the ground surrounding the building. Other structures and leafless trees are visible in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

buildings (structures)
exterior views
derelict buildings
utility poles
trees
snow (precipitation)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007137
B-Series negative 8209-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

PC016.001.002.8209-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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