Apartment buildings, front exterior, 5 Gardner Place, South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, 8203-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1924-08-19

GUSN

GUSN-375166

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Description

The image shows the front exterior of an apartment building located at 5 Gardner Place, South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts. The building is two stories high with several windows, each featuring shutters. There are architectural details like a decorative cornice above the entrance. The street is narrow, with the building directly adjacent to the sidewalk.

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Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007130
B-Series negative 8203-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

PC016.001.014.8203-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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