Tenement house, front exterior, 23 Willard Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8067-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1929-08-07

GUSN

GUSN-375045

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Boston, General
Tenement house, front exterior, 23 Willard Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8067-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Boston, General

Description

The image shows the front exterior of a tenement house at 23 Willard Street, Boston, Massachusetts. The building has vertical wooden siding and multiple windows, some of which have broken glass. A wooden fence is partially visible in front of the house and graffiti can be seen on the adjacent brick wall. A child walks on the street in the foreground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP006995
B-Series negative 8067-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

PC016.001.002.8067-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston (Mass.). Building Dept.

Material Type

photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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