Unidentified building, exterior, 559 East Second Street, South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, 8183-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1925-09-10

GUSN

GUSN-375147

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Description

The image shows the exterior of an unidentified building located at 559 East Second Street, South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts. The scene includes a wooden structure with several windows and adjacent buildings. Multiple early 20th-century automobiles are parked along a cobblestone street, with one having a visible license plate number.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007111
B-Series negative 8183-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

PC016.001.014.8183-B

Places

South Boston (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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