Unidentified building, front exterior, 112 Longwood Avenue, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8391-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1928-04-17

GUSN

GUSN-375333

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Roxbury, Boston
Unidentified building, front exterior, 112 Longwood Avenue, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8391-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 at 112 Longwood Avenue in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts. The building is three stories tall with a gabled roof. Signs on the building read "FOR SALE" and "FAT EMMA." To the left, a sign for "LONGWOOD LAUNDRY" is visible on an adjacent structure. A group of children stands on the cobblestone street in front of the building.

Details

Descriptive Terms

buildings (structures)
exterior views
derelict buildings
children (people by age group)
group portraits
streets
photographs
photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007314
B-Series negative 8391-B

Physical Descrption

1 film negative

Collection Code

PC016

Collection Name

Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s

Date of Acquisition

ca. 1960

Reference Code

PC016.001.012.8391-B

Places

Roxbury (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Boston (Mass.). Building Dept.

Material Type

photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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