Fire Station - Engine #40, Sumner Street, East Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, 5100-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1920-1939

GUSN

GUSN-390576

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William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Institutional buildings
Government buildings
Fire Station - Engine #40, Sumner Street, East Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, 5100-B
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William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Institutional buildings
    - Government buildings

Description

The image depicts a fFire station located on Sumner Street in East Boston, Massachusetts. The building features an arched entrance and several large windows. Two fire trucks can be seen inside the open garage bays. The neighboring structures include a multi-story building with a storefront labeled "Groceries, Fruits."

Details

Descriptive Terms

fire stations
institutional buildings
exterior views
trucks
streets
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP026140
B-Series negative 5100-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC020

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC020.001.002.001.5100-B

Places

East Boston (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Clark, William T. (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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