Tenement house, side exterior, 358 Athens Street, South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, 8121-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1924-07-23

GUSN

GUSN-375095

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
South Boston, Boston
Tenement house, side exterior, 358 Athens Street, South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, 8121-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - South Boston, Boston

Description

The image shows the side exterior of a multi-story tenement house located at 358 Athens Street in South Boston, Massachusetts. The structure is constructed with horizontal siding and has multiple windows visible. A paved street runs alongside the building and there is a wooden fence partially obscuring part of the structure.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tenement houses
residential structures
exterior views
derelict buildings
fences
streets
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007048
B-Series negative 8121-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

PC016.001.014.8121-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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