Desk in Building Department, City Hall Annex, Court Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8889-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1920-1939

GUSN

GUSN-375760

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Boston, General
Desk in Building Department, City Hall Annex, Court Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8889-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Boston, General

Description

The image shows a large, wooden desk in the Building Department at the City Hall Annex on Court Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The desk has several drawers and a slanted top with various papers and file organizers arranged in rows. Behind the desk are chairs and an American flag. A door labeled "306" is visible in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

city halls
institutional buildings
interior views
desks
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007811
B-Series negative 8889-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

PC016.001.002.8889-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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