Sears' Crescent and Sears' Block, Boston, Massachusetts, 4872-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1920-1939

GUSN

GUSN-390352

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William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Residential buildings
Sears' Crescent and Sears' Block, Boston, Massachusetts, 4872-B
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William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Residential buildings

Description

The image depicts Sears' Crescent and Sears' Block in Boston, Massachusetts. It shows two large, multi-story row houses. The street between the buildings is populated with several early 20th-century vehicles and streetcar tracks.

Details

Descriptive Terms

row houses
residential structures
exterior views
historic buildings
automobiles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP025913
B-Series negative 4872-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC020

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC020.001.003.4872-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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