Store and apartment building, rear and side exterior, 181 Bowdoin Street, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, 8755-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1916-1917

GUSN

GUSN-375639

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Description

The image shows the rear and side exterior of a store and apartment building located at 181 Bowdoin Street, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts. It features a rectangular structure with large multi-pane windows. Construction materials and debris are visible on the roof and a wooden fence and ladder are present in the foreground. A man wearing a hat stands near the fence.

Details

Descriptive Terms

apartments
residential structures
stores
commercial buildings
derelict buildings
fences
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007677
B-Series negative 8755-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

PC016.001.006.8755-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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