Collapsed garage, front exterior, 1-3 Mt. Vernon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8343-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1921-02-09

GUSN

GUSN-375296

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Boston, General
Collapsed garage, front exterior, 1-3 Mt. Vernon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8343-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Boston, General

Description

The image shows the front exterior of a collapsed brick garage at 1-3 Mt. Vernon Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Visible are large openings in the building's facade where the structure has failed, with debris scattered inside. A vintage car is parked on the street nearby. A child wearing a hat is partially visible in the foreground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

garages
exterior views
derelict buildings
streets
automobiles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007272
B-Series negative 8343-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

PC016.001.002.8343-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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