House, front exterior, 36 Elmwood Street, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8586-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1924-11-21

GUSN

GUSN-375500

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Roxbury, Boston
House, front exterior, 36 Elmwood Street, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8586-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Roxbury, Boston

Description

The image depicts the front exterior of a house located at 36 Elmwood Street in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts. It shows a multi-story wooden structure with several windows and shutters. A wooden fence is visible in front of the house and there are adjoining structures to the left and right of the main building.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007507
B-Series negative 8586-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

PC016.001.012.8586-B

Places

Roxbury (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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