Apartment buildings, front exterior, 117-121 West Eighth Street, South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, 8033-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1928-08-15

GUSN

GUSN-375017

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Description

The image shows the front exterior of three connected apartment buildings located at 117-121 West Eighth Street, South Boston, Massachusetts. The buildings are three stories tall, with a uniform row of windows on each level. A group of children is standing on the sidewalk in front of the houses. The image also features a pile of debris near a streetlamp to the side of the buildings.

Details

Descriptive Terms

apartments
residential structures
exterior views
derelict buildings
streets
children (people by age group)
group portraits
photographs
photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP006961
B-Series negative 8033-B

Physical Descrption

1 film negative

Collection Code

PC016

Collection Name

Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s

Date of Acquisition

ca. 1960

Reference Code

PC016.001.014.8033-B

Places

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

Record Details

Originator

Boston (Mass.). Building Dept.

Material Type

photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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