Businesses from 167-171 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, 5077-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1920-1939

GUSN

GUSN-390552

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William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Commercial buildings
Retail buildings
Businesses from 167-171 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, 5077-B
(current record)

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William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Commercial buildings
    - Retail buildings

Description

The image shows a row of businesses located at 167-171 Massachusetts Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts. Visible businesses include "John & Arthur," offering auto supplies and arms-rim parts, and "Matthew Bowe Radio Store." Signs for other businesses such as A.L. Cherry Automobile Supplies and the Jenkins Vulcan Company are also displayed. Two vintage cars are parked in front of the buildings on a cobblestone street.

Details

Descriptive Terms

storefronts
commercial buildings
exterior views
automobiles
streets
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP026117
B-Series negative 5077-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC020

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC020.001.001.001.5077-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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