Unidentified building, exterior after fire, 235-237 Dudley Street, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8502-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1916-09-27

GUSN

GUSN-375429

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Roxbury, Boston
Unidentified building, exterior after fire, 235-237 Dudley Street, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8502-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Roxbury, Boston

Description

The image shows the exterior of an unidentified building located at 235-237 Dudley Street, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, after a fire. The structure is heavily damaged, with charred wooden beams and exposed brick walls. The interior framework is visible and debris is scattered throughout the scene.

Details

Descriptive Terms

buildings (structures)
exterior views
fires (events)
derelict buildings
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007422
B-Series negative 8502-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

PC016.001.012.8502-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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