Medford Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8930.1-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1917-07-13

GUSN

GUSN-375796

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Boston, General
Medford Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8930.1-B
(current record)

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Boston, General

Description

The image shows an outdoor industrial area on Medford Street, Boston, Massachusetts. In the foreground, there are several horse-drawn carts parked under a shelter. The background features large wooden and brick buildings, with visible windows and a corrugated roof. Piles of material and additional structures are also present alongside a set of stairs leading into one of the buildings.

Details

Descriptive Terms

buildings (structures)
exterior views
wagons (cargo vehicles)
streets
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007853
B-Series negative 8930.1-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC016

Collection Name

Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s

Reference Code

PC016.001.002.8930.1-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston (Mass.). Building Dept.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Conservation Note

NEEDS PRESERVATION: The top right corner of this negative is broken off.

Description Level

Item

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