Tenement house, rear exterior, 174 Center Street, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8151-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1923-01-02

GUSN

GUSN-375122

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Roxbury, Boston
Tenement house, rear exterior, 174 Center Street, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8151-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Roxbury, Boston

Description

The image shows the rear exterior of a three-story tenement house located at 174 Center Street, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts. The building is constructed with wood siding, and several windows are boarded up. There is snow on the ground and a wooden fence is visible on the left side of the house.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tenement houses
residential structures
exterior views
derelict buildings
snow (precipitation)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007078
B-Series negative 8151-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

PC016.001.012.8151-B

Places

Roxbury (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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