Store, front exterior, 72 Kemble Street, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8248-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1921-02-24

GUSN

GUSN-375212

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Roxbury, Boston
Store, front exterior, 72 Kemble Street, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8248-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Roxbury, Boston

Description

The image depicts the front exterior of a store at 72 Kemble Street in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts. The building is a wooden structure, with visible damage to the roof and siding. There is snow on the ground in front of the building. Several windows and doorways are visible along the facade.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007177
B-Series negative 8248-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

PC016.001.012.8248-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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