Ralph Waldo Emerson school, Shirley Street, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 4986-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1920-1939

GUSN

GUSN-390461

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William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Institutional buildings
Schools
Ralph Waldo Emerson school, Shirley Street, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 4986-B
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William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Institutional buildings
    - Schools

Description

The image shows the Ralph Waldo Emerson School on Shirley Street in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts. The building is a large, multi-story brick structure with numerous windows and architectural detailing around the entrances. A vintage car is parked on the street in front of the school and there is a fenced area bordering the sidewalk.

Details

Descriptive Terms

schools (buildings)
institutional buildings
exterior views
streets
automobiles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP026026
B-Series negative 4986-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC020

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC020.001.002.002.4986-B

Places

Roxbury (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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