Polish School Building, side exterior, Boston Street, South Boston, Massachusetts, 8749-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1920-1939

GUSN

GUSN-375633

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Description

The image shows the side exterior of a brick building identified as a Polish school located on Boston Street in South Boston, Massachusetts. A metal fence is visible in the foreground and the building features multiple windows along its length. There is a pile of construction materials near the building and a round tower is visible in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

schools (buildings)
institutional buildings
exterior views
Polish (European region)
fences
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007671
B-Series negative 8749-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

PC016.001.014.8749-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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