Boston Five Cents Savings Bank building, 32-38 School Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 5118-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1920-1939

GUSN

GUSN-390592

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William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Commercial buildings
Banks
Boston Five Cents Savings Bank building, 32-38 School Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 5118-B
(current record)

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William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Commercial buildings
    - Banks
      - Weymouth Savings Bank, Weymouth, Massachusetts, 4912-B
      - Malden Cooperative Bank Building, Malden, Massachusetts, 4934-B
      - Franklin Savings Bank building, 5 & 6 Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 5047-B
      - Workingmen's Co-op Bank, 73 Cornhill, Boston, Massachusetts, 5065-B
      - Merchants Co-op Bank building, 51 Cornhill, Boston, 5093-B
      - Workingmen's Co-op Bank building, 73 Cornhill, Boston, Massachusetts, 5115-B
      - Cambridge Savings Bank building, 1336 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 5117-B
      - Boston Five Cents Savings Bank building, 32-38 School Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 5118-B (current record)
      - First National Bank, corner of Milk Street and Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 5200-B

Description

The image depicts the Boston Five Cents Savings Bank building located at 32-38 School Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The building features multiple stories with large, evenly spaced windows. A large sign on the side of the building reads "The Boston Five Cents Savings Bank." The street level shows an entrance with signage and a sidewalk in front.

Details

Descriptive Terms

banks (financial institutions)
commercial buildings
exterior views
streets
horse-drawn vehicles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP026157
B-Series negative 5118-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC020

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC020.001.001.003.5118-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Clark, William T. (Photographer)

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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