L. K. Liggett Co. drug store, 246 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, 5046-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1920-1939

GUSN

GUSN-390494

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Description

The image depicts the L. K. Liggett Co. drug store located at 246 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts. It shows a multi-story brick building with various business signs displayed on its exterior. Visible pedestrians and period automobiles are present in front of the store, and a large billboard advertising "Chelmsford Pale Dry" is mounted on the roof. A policeman is standing on a traffic control platform on the street corner.

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Descriptive Terms

drugstores
commercial buildings
exterior views
storefronts
automobiles
streets
photographs
photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP026086
B-Series negative 5046-B

Physical Descrption

1 film negative

Collection Code

PC020

Collection Name

William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s

Reference Code

PC020.001.001.001.5046-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Clark, William T. (Photographer)

Material Type

photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Conservation Note

Original nitrate negative destroyed 1980-06.

Description Level

Item

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