Collapsed garage, exterior view, 1-3 Mt. Vernon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8346-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1921-02-09

GUSN

GUSN-375299

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Boston, General
Collapsed garage, exterior view, 1-3 Mt. Vernon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8346-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Boston, General

Description

The image shows a collapsed garage at 1-3 Mt. Vernon Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The foreground features fallen beams and structural debris. In the background, a brick building is partially visible, with two figures standing near its entrance.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007275
B-Series negative 8346-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

PC016.001.002.8346-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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