Apartment building, front and side exterior, 4 Ambrose Street, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8788-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1931-04-27

GUSN

GUSN-375665

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Roxbury, Boston
Apartment building, front and side exterior, 4 Ambrose Street, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8788-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Roxbury, Boston

Description

The image shows the front and side exterior view of an apartment building at 4 Ambrose Street in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts. The building features multiple stories with several windows. A wooden fence is visible next to a bare tree on the left and a brick sidewalk and cobblestone street are in the foreground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007710
B-Series negative 8788-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

PC016.001.012.8788-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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