Businesses from 150-160 Portland Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 4977-B

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1920-1939

GUSN

GUSN-390453

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Description

The image shows a street view of businesses located at 150-160 Portland Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The main building is a multi-story brick structure with signs for various businesses, including "Superior Welding Co.," "H.G. Bennett Machine Co.," "L.M. Ham Co. Iron Works," and "Boston Nickel Plating Co." Additionally, there is a smaller building on the left with a sign for "M. Carpenter & Co." Several early 20th-century automobiles are parked along the street.

Details

Descriptive Terms

stores
commercial buildings
exterior views
streetscapes
automobiles
photographs
mercantile buildings
shop signs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP026017
B-Series negative 4977-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC020

Collection Name

William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s

Reference Code

PC020.001.001.001.4977-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Clark, William T. (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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