Apartment buildings, rear exterior, 1-5 Garfield Place, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8632-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1925-03-24

GUSN

GUSN-375537

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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
Negatives
Roxbury, Boston
Apartment buildings, rear exterior, 1-5 Garfield Place, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts, 8632-B
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Boston Building Department photographic collection, 1920s-1930s
- Negatives
  - Roxbury, Boston

Description

The image shows the rear exterior of apartment buildings located at 1-5 Garfield Place in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts. The brick buildings have several windows and small balconies. In the foreground, there are multiple wooden carts, some tipped over, amidst piles of debris. A utility pole is visible on the right side of the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP007553
B-Series negative 8632-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

PC016.001.012.8632-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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