Apartment buildings, front and side exterior, 1-2 Dexter Court, Boston, Massachusetts, 8181-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1923-11-05

GUSN

GUSN-375145

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Boston, General
Apartment buildings, front and side exterior, 1-2 Dexter Court, Boston, Massachusetts, 8181-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Boston, General

Description

The image shows the front and side exteriors of houses located at 1-2 Dexter Court, Boston, Massachusetts. The buildings have multiple stories and a clapboard exterior. Visible in the foreground is a yard with overgrown vegetation, and there is an adjacent wooden fence. Power lines and a utility pole are also present near the buildings.

Details

Descriptive Terms

photographs
apartments
residential structures
exterior views
derelict buildings
streets
utility poles
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007109
B-Series negative 8181-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

PC016.001.002.8181-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston (Mass.). Building Dept.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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