Insurance businesses from 17-19 Pearl Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 5076-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1920-1939

GUSN

GUSN-390551

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William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Commercial buildings
Office buildings
Insurance businesses from 17-19 Pearl Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 5076-B
(current record)

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

Description

The image depicts an office building housing insurance businesses located at 17-19 Pearl Street in Boston, Massachusetts. Prominently visible are the signs for Barton & Ellis Co. Insurance and Niagara Fire Insurance. Several automobiles are parked along the street, and a group of people can be seen walking on the sidewalk and standing nearby.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP026116
B-Series negative 5076-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC020

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC020.001.001.002.5076-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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