Tenement house, 42 Rochester Street, rear exterior, demolished, Boston, Massachusetts, 7888-B

Search Collections

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1927-08-11

GUSN

GUSN-374909

You can find this within

Browse Collection

Description

The image depicts the rear exterior of a tenement house at 42 Rochester Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The structure is a multi-story brick building with multiple windows, some of which are damaged or missing panes. There is a wooden gate on the right and in the foreground, a sign indicates that the area offers authorized service for Mobiloil, with containers and a chair nearby.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tenement houses
residential structures
exterior views
derelict buildings
alleys (streets)
photographs
photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP006813
B-Series negative 7888-B

Physical Descrption

1 film negative

Collection Code

PC016

Collection Name

Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s

Date of Acquisition

1960

Reference Code

PC016.001.002.7888-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston (Mass.). Building Dept.

Material Type

photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact info@historicnewengland.org.

Loading Loading...