Unidentified building, front exterior, 112 Longwood Avenue, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8392-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1928-04-17

GUSN

GUSN-375334

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Description

The image shows the front exterior of an unidentified building at 112 Longwood Avenue in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts. The structure is a three-story wooden building with boarded-up windows and doors, displaying signs for "Fat Emma" and "For Sale." A group of children is lined up along the sidewalk in front of the building. To the left, there is another building with a visible sign reading "Longwood Laundry Wet Wash."

Details

Descriptive Terms

buildings (structures)
exterior views
derelict buildings
children (people by age group)
group portraits
streets
photographs
photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007315
B-Series negative 8392-B

Physical Descrption

1 film negative

Collection Code

PC016

Collection Name

Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s

Date of Acquisition

ca. 1960

Reference Code

PC016.001.012.8392-B

Places

Roxbury (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Boston (Mass.). Building Dept.

Material Type

photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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