Apartment building, front and side exterior, 158 Heath Street, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8659-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1927-04-27

GUSN

GUSN-375559

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Description

The image shows the front and side exterior of an apartment building located at 158 Heath Street, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts. The building is wooden with three visible stories and several windows, some without glass. There is a fenced area with a gate in the foreground, and barrels are placed near the entrance. Clothes hang on a line above the side of the building.

Details

Descriptive Terms

apartments
residential structures
exterior views
derelict buildings
fences
photographs
photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007581
B-Series negative 8659-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

PC016.001.012.8659-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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