Unidentified tenement house, exterior, Vernon Street, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 7984-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1917-07-19

GUSN

GUSN-374980

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Roxbury, Boston
Unidentified tenement house, exterior, Vernon Street, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 7984-B
(current record)

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Roxbury, Boston

Description

The image shows the exterior of an unidentified tenement house on Vernon Street in Roxbury, Boston. The house has wooden siding and shingles with visible wear and damage. Several children are standing in front of the house. Laundry hangs on a line and the surrounding area is cluttered.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
exterior views
derelict buildings
children (people by age group)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP006912
B-Series negative 7984-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC016

Collection Name

Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s

Date of Acquisition

ca. 1960

Reference Code

PC016.001.012.7984-B

Places

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

Record Details

Originator

Boston (Mass.). Building Dept.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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