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Roxbury Gas Co., 39 Dudley St., Roxbury, Mass.

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Location Note

Geo.: Large: Mass.: Roxbury: Thwing Photos

GUSN

GUSN-195169

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Description

An exterior view from across Kenilworth Street of the Roxbury Light Gas Co. gasworks at 39 Dudley Street in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The Gothic Revival structure features a central tower with a lancet arched entrance and lancet arched windows above the front door and on the side walls. A group of children crowd together at the front entrance.

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Descriptive Terms

gasworks
towers (building divisions)
Gothic Revival
snow (precipitation)
lancet windows
exterior views
winter
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 000313
AccessID 490
Other identifier HNEDID-000313

Physical Description

1 photograph

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0120.001

Date Notes

1899

Places

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

Record Details

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Other Organizations

Roxbury Gas Light Company

Subjects

Dudley Street (Roxbury, Boston, Mass.)
Kenilworth Street (Roxbury, Boston, Mass.)
Architectural photography

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Geo.: Large: Mass.: Roxbury: Thwing Photos

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