Tenement house, rear exterior, 25 Newland Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8427-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1925-09-01

GUSN

GUSN-375362

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Boston, General
Tenement house, rear exterior, 25 Newland Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8427-B
(current record)

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Boston, General

Description

The image shows the rear exterior of a tenement house located at 25 Newland Street, Boston, Massachusetts. The building has wooden shingles and multiple windows, some of which are damaged. In the foreground, there are clotheslines with a cloth hanging, a fallen chair, and scattered debris. Trees are visible along the side of the building.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tenement houses
residential structures
exterior views
derelict buildings
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007350
B-Series negative 8427-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

PC016.001.002.8427-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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