Tenement house, front exterior, 174 Center Street, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8150-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1923-01-02

GUSN

GUSN-375121

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Description

The image shows the front exterior of a three-story wooden tenement house located at 174 Center Street, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts. The building features multiple windows with shutters, some of which are open, and a wooden entrance. Adjacent to the house is a fenced area and a brick wall. The street in front is unpaved with patches of snow or ice.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tenement houses
residential structures
exterior views
derelict buildings
streets
snow (precipitation)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007077
B-Series negative 8150-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

PC016.001.012.8150-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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