Apartment building, side exterior, 26 Webster Avenue, East Boston, Boston, 8071-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1931-10-09

GUSN

GUSN-375049

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Description

The image depicts the side exterior of an apartment building located at 26 Webster Avenue in East Boston. The structure is made of brick, with visible windows and a fire escape. The foreground shows a debris-strewn area adjacent to the building and a sidewalk runs parallel to the street in the background. Other similar brick buildings are visible in the distance.

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Descriptive Terms

apartments
residential structures
exterior views
derelict buildings
streets
photographs
photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP006999
B-Series negative 8071-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

PC016.001.007.8071-B

Places

East 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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