Tenement house, side exterior, 44 Henley Street, Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts, 8692-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1923-07-20

GUSN

GUSN-375590

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Charlestown, Boston
Tenement house, side exterior, 44 Henley Street, Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts, 8692-B
(current record)

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

Description

The image shows the side exterior of a tenement house located at 44 Henley Street in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts. The building features a clapboard facade with multiple windows, some of which are boarded up. The structure is three stories tall and the surrounding area includes a narrow alleyway.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007614
B-Series negative 8692-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

PC016.001.004.8692-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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