Stores and tenement buildings, rear exterior, 136 D Street, South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, 8548-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1924-02-29

GUSN

GUSN-375467

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
South Boston, Boston
Stores and tenement buildings, rear exterior, 136 D Street, South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, 8548-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - South Boston, Boston

Description

The image shows the rear exterior view of tenement buildings and stores at 136 D Street, South Boston, Massachusetts. Visible are two multi-story wooden buildings with several windows, some of which are boarded up. Laundry is hanging between two poles in the courtyard area. In the foreground, a wooden fence is present with a woman, a child, and a dog walking beside it on the snow-covered ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tenement houses
residential structures
stores
commercial buildings
exterior views
fences
snow (precipitation)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007469
B-Series negative 8548-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

PC016.001.014.8548-B

Places

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

Record Details

Originator

Boston (Mass.). Building Dept.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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