Tenement house, rear exterior, 26 Pitts Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8486-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1924-01-31

GUSN

GUSN-375414

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Boston, General
Tenement house, rear exterior, 26 Pitts Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8486-B
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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 26 Pitts Street, Boston, Massachusetts. The building is constructed of brick with multiple windows, several of which are open or missing panes. In the foreground, debris and a dilapidated structure are visible against the base of the brick building.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007406
B-Series negative 8486-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

PC016.001.002.8486-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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