Unidentified building, front and side exterior, 87 Belgrade Avenue, West Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8780-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1925-03-24

GUSN

GUSN-375659

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Description

The image shows the front and side exterior of an unidentified building located at 87 Belgrade Avenue in West Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts. The building is a multi-story structure with visible damage to the upper section and some missing parts of the roof and walls. Surrounding the building is a barren landscape with a few leafless trees.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007702
B-Series negative 8780-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

PC016.001.015.8780-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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