House, Hemman Street, West Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8224-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1924-07-15

GUSN

GUSN-375189

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
West Roxbury, Boston
House, Hemman Street, West Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8224-B
(current record)

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - West Roxbury, Boston

Description

The image shows a two-story house with an attic located on Hemman Street in West Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts. The house is surrounded by trees and has a wooden exterior. A "For Sale" sign is visible in front of the house. There is an unpaved road in the foreground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
exterior views
derelict buildings
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007152
B-Series negative 8224-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

PC016.001.015.8224-B

Places

West Roxbury (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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