Unidentified building, front exterior, 8 Greenville Street, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8209-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1923-08-02

GUSN

GUSN-375173

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Roxbury, Boston
Unidentified building, front exterior, 8 Greenville Street, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8209-B
(current record)

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

Description

The image shows the front exterior of an unidentified building located at 8 Greenville Street in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts. The two-story structure is made of wood with visible signs of wear and features several windows, including arched ones on the upper floor. The building has a large open entrance on the ground floor and vegetation surrounding it.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007136
B-Series negative 8209-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

PC016.001.012.8209-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

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