Charles Street Jail, courtyard view, Fruit Street side, Boston, Massachusetts, 8868-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1916-08-01

GUSN

GUSN-375739

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Boston, General
Charles Street Jail, courtyard view, Fruit Street side, Boston, Massachusetts, 8868-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Boston, General

Description

The image shows a courtyard view of the Charles Street Jail from the Fruit Street side in Boston, Massachusetts. A tall brick wall with arched windows above forms the backdrop. In the courtyard, there are stacks of cylindrical pipes and some wooden structures or debris on the ground. A tree partially extends into the right side of the frame.

Details

Descriptive Terms

jails (buildings)
institutional buildings
exterior views
courtyards
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007790
B-Series negative 8868-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

PC016.001.002.8868-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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