View of Cambridge Street buildings, front and side exterior, 134-136 Cambridge Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8858-B

Search Collections

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1925-05-05

GUSN

GUSN-375729

You can find this within

Browse Collection

Description

The image shows the front and side exterior view of the buildings located at 134-136 Cambridge Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The structures are multiple stories high with brick exteriors. There is visible street activity, including parked automobiles and pedestrians. Various signs and posters are displayed on the buildings and streetcar tracks run along the cobblestone street.

Details

Descriptive Terms

apartments
residential structures
stores
commercial buildings
exterior views
derelict buildings
streets
automobiles
tracks (transit system elements)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007780
B-Series negative 8858-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

PC016.001.002.8858-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston (Mass.). Building Dept.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact info@historicnewengland.org.

Loading Loading...