Burnt building, exterior, Long Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, 8275-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1920-05-18

GUSN

GUSN-375233

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Boston, General
Burnt building, exterior, Long Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, 8275-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Boston, General

Description

The image shows the exterior remains of a burnt building on Long Island in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. In the foreground, charred wooden beams and debris are scattered on the ground, while in the background, a structure on a pier is visible near leafless trees.

Details

Descriptive Terms

buildings (structures)
exterior views
ruins
fires (events)
islands
harbors
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007204
B-Series negative 8275-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

PC016.001.002.8275-B

Places

Long 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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