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Two men stand on the front steps of 240 West Canton Street, Boston, Mass., June 8, 1933

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1933-06-08

Location Note

Library and Archives: Geographic: Large: Mass.: Boston: Building Dept.: Streets: West Canton

GUSN

GUSN-190910

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Description

This Boston Building Department documentation photograph depicts two men standing on the front steps of 240 West Canton Street in Boston, Massachusetts.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
row houses
dwellings
black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Additional Identification Number

Project number HNE0089

Physical Description

1 photograph

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.9160.001

Image Dimensions

8 2/16 x 10 1/16 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston (Mass.). Building Dept. (Photographer)

Material Type

black-and-white prints (photographs)
photographs

Subjects

African American men
West Canton Street (Boston, Mass.)
Architectural photography

Accruals Note

Included in the Boston African Americana Project.

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Library and Archives: Geographic: Large: Mass.: Boston: Building Dept.: Streets: West Canton

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