Store and apartment building, wall and rubble, 181 Bowdoin Street, Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, 8763-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1916-1917

GUSN

GUSN-375645

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Description

The image shows a scene at 181 Bowdoin Street in Dorchester, Boston, Massachusetts, featuring the remains of a collapsed structure. In the foreground, there is a pile of rubble, including metal beams and wooden planks. In the background, a partially intact brick wall with large window openings can be seen along with an adjacent multi-story building.

Details

Descriptive Terms

apartments
residential structures
stores
commercial buildings
interior views
rubble
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007685
B-Series negative 8763-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

PC016.001.006.8763-B

Places

Dorchester (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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