Tenement house, front and side exterior, Bolton Street, South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, 8737-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1920-1939

GUSN

GUSN-375627

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
South Boston, Boston
Tenement house, front and side exterior, Bolton Street, South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, 8737-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - South Boston, Boston

Description

The image shows the front and side exterior of a tenement house on Bolton Street in South Boston, Massachusetts. The building is constructed of wood with visible horizontal siding and multiple windows. A person is leaning against a wooden fence in front of the house.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tenement houses
residential structures
exterior views
derelict buildings
streets
automobiles
fences
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007659
B-Series negative 8737-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

PC016.001.014.8737-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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