Store and apartment building, rubble, 181 Bowdoin Street, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, 8715-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1916-1917

GUSN

GUSN-375609

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Dorchester, Boston
Store and apartment building, rubble, 181 Bowdoin Street, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, 8715-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Dorchester, Boston

Description

The image depicts a pile of rubble consisting of wooden beams and metal framework from a destroyed apartment building and store. In the background, there are several apartment buildings with visible balconies and hanging laundry. Two individuals can be seen standing near the rubble, observing the site.

Details

Descriptive Terms

apartments
residential structures
stores
commercial buildings
exterior views
rubble
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007637
B-Series negative 8715-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

PC016.001.006.8715-B

Places

Dorchester (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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