Unidentified building, exterior, Hancock Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8616-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1920-1940

GUSN

GUSN-375523

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Boston, General
Unidentified building, exterior, Hancock Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8616-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Boston, General

Description

The image shows the exterior of an unidentified building located on Hancock Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The building is elevated by a stone foundation or embankment, with visible damage or erosion beneath it. In front of the building, there is a wooden fence with wire mesh, and leafless trees and shrubs are present in the surroundings.

Details

Descriptive Terms

buildings (structures)
exterior views
fences
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007537
B-Series negative 8616-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

PC016.001.002.8616-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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