Cellar laundry room, interior view, Long Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, 8290-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1920-06-15

GUSN

GUSN-375248

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Boston, General
Cellar laundry room, interior view, Long Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, 8290-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Boston, General

Description

The image shows an interior view of a cellar laundry room on Long Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. The room features exposed pipes on the ceiling, a white-painted brick column, and various wooden crates filled with linens. There is also a barrel and scattered household items in the space.

Details

Descriptive Terms

laundry rooms
cellars (storerooms)
interior views
islands
harbors
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007218
B-Series negative 8290-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

PC016.001.002.8290-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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