Unidentified building, front exterior, 1401 Columbus Avenue, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8833-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1925-01-07

GUSN

GUSN-375706

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Description

The image shows the front exterior of an unidentified building at 1401 Columbus Avenue in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts. In the foreground, there are wooden frameworks and equipment visible. A worker is seen in an excavation or trench in the lower section of the site. In the background, the building is a multi-story brick structure with several windows and bare trees in front.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007755
B-Series negative 8833-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

PC016.001.012.8833-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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