Tenement houses, front exterior, 35-37 East Canton Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8492-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1922

GUSN

GUSN-375420

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Boston, General
Tenement houses, front exterior, 35-37 East Canton Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8492-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Boston, General

Description

The image shows the front exterior of tenement houses located at 35-37 East Canton Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The buildings are three-story brick structures with multiple windows, some featuring shutters. Each building has a distinct entrance, accessed by a small set of stairs. There are trees in front of the buildings lining the street.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007412
B-Series negative 8492-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

PC016.001.002.8492-B

Date Notes

Created Month: 06

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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