Apartment buildings, rear exterior, demolished, 251-257 Bowen Street, South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, 8111-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1916-09-11

GUSN

GUSN-375085

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Description

The image shows the rear exterior of a demolished apartment building located at 251-257 Bowen Street, South Boston, Boston, Massachusetts. The structure features wooden siding with visible damage and decay, including missing and broken boards. There is a boarded-up door and debris is scattered on the ground in front of the building.

Details

Descriptive Terms

apartments
residential structures
exterior views
derelict buildings
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007038
B-Series negative 8111-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

PC016.001.014.8111-B

Places

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

Record Details

Originator

Boston (Mass.). Building Dept.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Conservation Note

NEEDS PRESERVATION: The bottom left corner of this negative is broken off. Handle with care.

Description Level

Item

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