Stores and tenement buildings, front exterior, 136 D Street, South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, 8547-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1924-02-29

GUSN

GUSN-375466

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Description

The image shows the front exterior of stores and tenement buildings at 136 D Street, South Boston, Massachusetts. The buildings are three stories high with numerous windows, some featuring shutters. On the ground level, there are retail spaces including a store with a sign "Economy Meat Market." A utility pole is visible on the street in front of the building.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tenement houses
residential structures
stores
commercial buildings
exterior views
streets
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007468
B-Series negative 8547-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

PC016.001.014.8547-B

Places

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

Record Details

Originator

Boston (Mass.). Building Dept.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Conservation Note

NEEDS PRESERVATION: This negative is broken in half. Handle with care.

Description Level

Item

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