Unidentified building, front and side exterior, 1401 Columbus Avenue, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8834-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1925-01-07

GUSN

GUSN-375707

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Roxbury, Boston
Unidentified building, front and side exterior, 1401 Columbus Avenue, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8834-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Roxbury, Boston

Description

The image shows the front and side exterior of an unidentified building at 1401 Columbus Avenue, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts. There are wooden frames and debris in the foreground. Two people are visible on the sidewalk near the structure. Trees without leaves can also be seen in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007756
B-Series negative 8834-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

PC016.001.012.8834-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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