Tenement houses, front exterior, 45-47-49-51 Hudson Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8243-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1925-10-02

GUSN

GUSN-375207

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Boston, General
Tenement houses, front exterior, 45-47-49-51 Hudson Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 8243-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Boston, General

Description

The image depicts the front exterior of tenement houses located at 45-51 Hudson Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The buildings are multi-story with a brick facade. Signs for "Matthew Aprons" and "MFG Co Dresses" are visible in the windows on the lower level. An American flag is displayed on the front of one building and there is a car and a cart on the street.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tenement houses
residential structures
exterior views
streets
automobiles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007172
B-Series negative 8243-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

PC016.001.002.8243-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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