Unidentified building, 2832 Washington Street, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8083-B

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1924-02-11

GUSN

GUSN-375060

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Description

The image shows a wooden building with multiple sections at 2832 Washington Street in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts. The structure has a combination of flat and slightly sloped roofing, with visible windows and doors. A man in a hat and overcoat stands in the snowy foreground holding a notebook. Icicles hang from the edges of the roof and there is a partial view of a cart wheel and a small cat nearby.

Details

Descriptive Terms

buildings (structures)
exterior views
derelict buildings
men (male humans)
snow (precipitation)
cats (domestic cats)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007011
B-Series negative 8083-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

PC016.001.012.8083-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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