Tenement houses, rear exterior, 45-47-49-51 Hudson Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8239-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1925-10-02

GUSN

GUSN-375203

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Boston, General
Tenement houses, rear exterior, 45-47-49-51 Hudson Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8239-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Boston, General

Description

The image shows the rear exterior of tenement houses located at 45-51 Hudson Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The scene includes multiple windows with some showing hanging laundry, a fire escape ladder, and various scattered wooden crates and debris on the ground. The brick building's back faÃ§ade and metal fire escape feature prominently in the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tenement houses
residential structures
exterior views
fire escapes
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007168
B-Series negative 8239-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC016

Collection Name

Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s

Date of Acquisition

ca. 1960

Reference Code

PC016.001.002.8239-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston (Mass.). Building Dept.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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