Sears Roebuck and Company Mail Order Store (now Landmark Center), front and side exterior, 201 Brookline Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, 8653-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1920-1939

GUSN

GUSN-375553

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Boston, General
Sears Roebuck and Company Mail Order Store (now Landmark Center), front and side exterior, 201 Brookline Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts, 8653-B
(current record)

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Boston, General

Description

The image shows the front and side exterior of the Sears Roebuck and Company Mail Order Store, which is now known as Landmark Center, located at 201 Brookline Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts. The building is a large multi-story structure with a prominent tower surrounded by trees and a few parked cars. There are signs visible near the entrance and the surrounding area includes other buildings and streets.

Details

Descriptive Terms

buildings (structures)
exterior views
streets
automobiles
trees
photographs
photographic film (photographic materials)
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007574
B-Series negative 8653-B

Physical Descrption

1 film negative

Collection Code

PC016

Collection Name

Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s

Reference Code

PC016.001.002.8653-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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