Store and apartment building, lally columns, 181 Bowdoin Street, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, 8725-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1916-1917

GUSN

GUSN-375619

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Description

The image shows a construction site with lally columns positioned on the ground in the center. Surrounding the columns are various wooden beams and debris. In the background, there is a partially deconstructed building with a visible brick wall, and behind that, a residential area with houses is visible.

Details

Descriptive Terms

apartments
residential structures
stores
commercial buildings
interior views
rubble
Lally columns (TM)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007647
B-Series negative 8725-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

PC016.001.006.8725-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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