Unidentified building, front and side exterior, 134-136 Cambridge Street, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, 8865-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1923-03-28

GUSN

GUSN-375736

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Description

The image shows an unidentified wooden building located at 134-136 Cambridge Street, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts. The structure is two stories high, with visible wooden planks making up the exterior walls. There are boarded-up windows on the second level and a door on the ground level. The building is in a yard with a fence and laundry visible in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007787
B-Series negative 8865-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

PC016.001.006.8865-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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