Apartment building, exterior, Short Street, Charlestown, Massachusetts, 7921-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1923-07-20

GUSN

GUSN-374930

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Charlestown, Boston
Apartment building, exterior, Short Street, Charlestown, Massachusetts, 7921-B
(current record)

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

Description

The image shows the exterior of a two-story wooden apartment building located on Short Street in Charlestown, Massachusetts. The facade features several windows and a door. A notice sign is visible on the wall next to the door. The building is set against a small patch of grass.

Details

Descriptive Terms

apartments
residential structures
exterior views
derelict buildings
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP006846
B-Series negative 7921-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

PC016.001.004.7921-B

Places

Charlestown (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Boston (Mass.). Building Dept.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Conservation Note

NEEDS PRESERVATION: This negative is beginning to flake. Handle with care.

Description Level

Item

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