St. Francis de Sales School, exterior, demolished, Roxbury, Massachusetts, 7900-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1916-09-20

GUSN

GUSN-374921

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Roxbury, Boston
St. Francis de Sales School, exterior, demolished, Roxbury, Massachusetts, 7900-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Roxbury, Boston

Description

The image shows the exterior of St. Francis de Sales School in Roxbury, Massachusetts. In the foreground, there is a set of stairs with a metal railing leading up to the building. A piece of luggage is visible on the ground near the stairs. The building features brick walls and multiple windows with wire mesh coverings.

Details

Descriptive Terms

schools (buildings)
institutional buildings
exterior views
stairs
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP006825
B-Series negative 7900-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

PC016.001.012.7900-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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