Apartments, front and side exterior, 4 Ambrose Street, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8771-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1925-03-24

GUSN

GUSN-375651

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Roxbury, Boston
Apartments, front and side exterior, 4 Ambrose Street, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8771-B
(current record)

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Roxbury, Boston

Description

The image shows the front and side exterior of two apartment buildings at 4 Ambrose Street, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts. A group of people, including children and adults, are gathered in front of the buildings. There is a bare tree to the left and some laundry can be seen hanging on a fence.

Details

Descriptive Terms

apartments
residential structures
exterior views
derelict buildings
streets
fences
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007693
B-Series negative 8771-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

PC016.001.012.8771-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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