Apartment building, rear exterior, 5 Wall Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8092-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1933-05-11

GUSN

GUSN-375067

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Boston, General
Apartment building, rear exterior, 5 Wall Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8092-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Boston, General

Description

The image shows the rear exterior of an apartment building at 5 Wall Street, Boston, Massachusetts. The scene includes a brick building with several windows, some of which are without glass. A wooden structure with boarded-up windows and a tree are present in the foreground. Rubble and scattered debris litter the ground in front of the buildings.

Details

Descriptive Terms

apartments
residential structures
exterior views
derelict buildings
trees
photographs
photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007020
B-Series negative 8092-B

Physical Descrption

1 film negative

Collection Code

PC016

Collection Name

Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s

Date of Acquisition

ca. 1960

Reference Code

PC016.001.002.8092-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston (Mass.). Building Dept.

Material Type

photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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