Apartment building, exterior, 157 Silver Street, South Boston, Massachusetts, 7926-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1929-07-02

GUSN

GUSN-374934

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Description

The image depicts the exterior of a two-story wooden apartment building located at 157 Silver Street in South Boston, Massachusetts. The building features several windows, some of which have broken glass or are missing glass entirely. The siding is made of horizontal wooden planks and there is debris scattered on the ground in front of the structure.

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Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP006851
B-Series negative 7926-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

PC016.001.014.7926-B

Places

South Boston (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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