Convent of St. Agness School, rear and side exterior, corner of I Street and East Fifth Street, South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, 8674-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1916-09-22

GUSN

GUSN-375574

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
South Boston, Boston
Convent of St. Agness School, rear and side exterior, corner of I Street and East Fifth Street, South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, 8674-B
(current record)

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

Description

The image depicts the rear and side exterior of the Convent of St. Agnes School located at the corner of I Street and East Fifth Street in South Boston, Massachusetts. The building is brick with multiple stories and features windows with decorative stone lintels. There are steps leading to an entrance on the side, and several people, including children, are visible near a sidewalk and street in the foreground. Trees partially obscure parts of the building's facade.

Details

Descriptive Terms

convents (nunneries)
residential structures
schools (buildings)
institutional buildings
exterior views
streets
fences
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007596
B-Series negative 8674-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

PC016.001.014.8674-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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