Store, front exterior, 72 Kemble Street, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8247-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1923-02-02

GUSN

GUSN-375211

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Roxbury, Boston
Store, front exterior, 72 Kemble Street, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8247-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Roxbury, Boston

Description

The image shows the front exterior of a store located at 72 Kemble Street in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts. Visible in the foreground is a snow-covered street. The building is made of wood with boarded-up windows and a partially damaged roof. There is also a partial view of a car on the right side of the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

stores
commercial buildings
exterior views
derelict buildings
streets
automobiles
snow (precipitation)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007176
B-Series negative 8247-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

PC016.001.012.8247-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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