Barn, rear exterior, 67 Alger Street, South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, 8116-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1923-11-05

GUSN

GUSN-375090

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
South Boston, Boston
Barn, rear exterior, 67 Alger Street, South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, 8116-B
(current record)

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

Description

The image depicts the rear exterior of a barn located at 67 Alger Street in South Boston, Massachusetts. The barn has a shingled facade with two boarded windows near the roof and an additional wooden structure attached to its side with a door and a window. The ground in front of the barn is dirt with some debris scattered about.

Details

Descriptive Terms

barns
exterior views
derelict buildings
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007043
B-Series negative 8116-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

PC016.001.014.8116-B

Places

South Boston (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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