Collapsed garage, interior view, 1-3 Mt. Vernon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8355-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1921-02-09

GUSN

GUSN-375308

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Boston, General
Collapsed garage, interior view, 1-3 Mt. Vernon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8355-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Boston, General

Description

The image shows the interior view of a collapsed garage located at 1-3 Mt. Vernon Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The structure is severely damaged, with the roof caved in and debris scattered across the floor. A brick wall with structural damage is visible and there are utility poles and bare trees in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

garages
interior views
derelict buildings
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007284
B-Series negative 8355-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

PC016.001.002.8355-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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