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Exterior view of the Boston Buildings Department building, Spectacle Island, Boston Harbor, Mass., June 1, 1922

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1922-06-01

Location Note

Geo.: Large: Mass.: Boston: Boston Harbor: Spectacle Island

GUSN

GUSN-196202

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Description

Barges and a crane are next to the Boston Buildings Department facility on Spectacle Island.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
government office buildings
barges (flat-bottomed watercraft)
cranes (equipment)
government
photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 001230
AccessID 1990
Other identifier HNEDID-001230

Physical Description

1 photographic print : black-and-white

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.0340.0260.002

Date Notes

01 June 1922

Places

Spectacle Island (Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [island]
Boston Harbor (Massachusetts) [harbor]

Record Details

Originator

Campbell, W. W. K., Mr. (Photographer)

Material Type

photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Geo.: Large: Mass.: Boston: Boston Harbor: Spectacle Island

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