Unidentified building complex, exterior, 70-78 Main Street, Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts, 8260-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1920-07-22

GUSN

GUSN-375222

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Charlestown, Boston
Unidentified building complex, exterior, 70-78 Main Street, Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts, 8260-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Charlestown, Boston

Description

The image shows a complex of unidentified buildings located at 70-78 Main Street in Charlestown, Boston, Massachusetts. The buildings are constructed from wood and have multiple levels and windows. A tree is visible in front of the structures. There is also a partial view of a wooden fence and a cart wheel in the left foreground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

complexes (buildings)
exterior views
derelict buildings
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007189
B-Series negative 8260-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

PC016.001.004.8260-B

Places

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

Record Details

Originator

Boston (Mass.). Building Dept.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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