Tenement houses, front exterior, 45-47-49-51 Hudson Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8240-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1925-10-02

GUSN

GUSN-375204

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Boston, General
Tenement houses, front exterior, 45-47-49-51 Hudson Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8240-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Boston, General

Description

The image depicts the front exterior of tenement houses located at 45-51 Hudson Street, Boston, Massachusetts. The buildings are multi-story with uniform windows and flat roofs featuring dormer windows. A street runs in front of the buildings, with early 20th-century vehicles parked along the curb. A fence is visible on the right side of the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tenement houses
residential structures
exterior views
streets
automobiles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007169
B-Series negative 8240-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

PC016.001.002.8240-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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