House, front exterior, 89 Pearl Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8490-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1923-07-20

GUSN

GUSN-375418

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Boston, General
House, front exterior, 89 Pearl Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8490-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Boston, General

Description

The image shows the front exterior of a multi-story house located at 89 Pearl Street, Boston, Massachusetts. The house is wooden with a series of covered porches and external staircases running along the side. There are several windows on each floor and a small porch at the front entrance. Some bare trees and a picket fence are visible around the property.

Details

Descriptive Terms

houses
residential structures
exterior views
derelict buildings
children (people by age group)
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007410
B-Series negative 8490-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

PC016.001.002.8490-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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