St. Francis de Sales School, exterior, demolished, Roxbury, Massachusetts, 7899-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1916-09-20

GUSN

GUSN-374920

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Description

The image shows the exterior of St. Francis de Sales School in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Several children are gathered on the sidewalk in front of a brick building with a metal staircase leading to a door. The school has large windows and the year "MCMXIII" (1913) is inscribed on the building's cornerstone. A black metal fence runs along the edge of the property.

Details

Descriptive Terms

schools (buildings)
institutional buildings
exterior views
streets
students
group portraits
fences
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP006824
B-Series negative 7899-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

PC016.001.012.7899-B

Places

Roxbury (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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