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Exterior view of the Old Roxbury Jail, Roxbury, Mass., undated

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Location Note

Geographic / Mass. / Roxbury: Ancient Unmtd.

GUSN

GUSN-196961

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Description

The old Roxbury Jail, which was demolished in 1961, is seen with three men standing in the doorway.

Details

Descriptive Terms

exterior views
public buildings
jails (buildings)
photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Additional Identification Number

DigitalID 001790
AccessID 3767
Other identifier HNEDID-001790

Physical Description

1 photographic print : black-and-white

Collection Code

PC001

Collection Name

General photographic collection

Reference Code

PC001.02.01.USMA.2540.0030.004

Places

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

Record Details

Material Type

photographs
black-and-white prints (photographs)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Geographic / Mass. / Roxbury: Ancient Unmtd.

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