Unidentified tenement house, exterior, Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts, 8146-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1920-1939

GUSN

GUSN-375117

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Charlestown, Boston
Unidentified tenement house, exterior, Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts, 8146-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Charlestown, Boston

Description

The image shows the exterior of an unidentified tenement house in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts. The building is a multi-story structure with visible wooden siding, missing sections, and broken windows. It is situated between other similar structures, with a wooden fence in the foreground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tenement houses
residential structures
exterior views
derelict buildings
fences
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007073
B-Series negative 8146-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

PC016.001.004.8146-B

Places

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

Record Details

Originator

Boston (Mass.). Building Dept.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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