Tenement houses, rear exterior, 45-47-49-51 Hudson Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8242-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1925-10-02

GUSN

GUSN-375206

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Boston, General
Tenement houses, rear exterior, 45-47-49-51 Hudson Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8242-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Boston, General

Description

The image shows the rear exterior of tenement houses located at 45-51 Hudson Street in Boston, Massachusetts. Brick buildings with multiple doors and windows are visible. Clothes are hanging on a line above the paved ground and there is scattered debris on the ground. Stairs lead up to the doors and a wooden fence runs along the foreground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007171
B-Series negative 8242-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

PC016.001.002.8242-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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