House, rear exterior, 85 Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8103-B

Search Collections

Collection Type

Photography

Date

1925-09-10

GUSN

GUSN-375077

You can find this within

Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Roxbury, Boston
House, rear exterior, 85 Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8103-B
(current record)

Browse Collection

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

Description

The image shows the rear exterior of a house located at 85 Blue Hill Avenue in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts. There is a wooden structure resembling a barn or garage, with a vehicle partially visible inside. A tree is in the foreground and there is other foliage in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
exterior views
derelict buildings
automobiles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007030
B-Series negative 8103-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

PC016.001.012.8103-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

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact info@historicnewengland.org.