Home for Aged Women, South Huntington Avenue, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 5142-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1920-1939

GUSN

GUSN-390632

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William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Residential buildings
Home for Aged Women, South Huntington Avenue, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 5142-B
(current record)

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William T. Clark photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Residential buildings

Description

The image shows a large, multi-story building identified as the Home for Aged Women located on South Huntington Avenue in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts. The structure features numerous windows and a prominent entrance with columns. A fence runs along the property, adjacent to the street in the foreground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

retirement homes
residential structures
exterior views
streets
utility poles
photographs
photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP026181
B-Series negative 5142-B

Physical Descrption

1 film negative

Collection Code

PC020

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC020.001.003.5142-B

Places

Roxbury (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

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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