City of Boston: Photographs of School Buildings, circa 1920-1960.

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Title

City of Boston: Photographs of School Buildings, circa 1920-1960.

Subject

School buildings.

Description

CIty of Boston Photographs of School Buildings, circa 1920-1960, is located at the Boston City Archives. It includes photographs of Boston Public School buildings which were kept in the School Committee Administration Library. The photographs date from circa 1920s-1960s.

While photographers are not indentified on all of the images, some of the known photographers whose work is represented include Glasier, Conlin, Paul J. Weber, and Fay Foto Service. The Glasier and the Conlin photographs appear to date from the 1920s-1930s.

Many of the later photographs appear to have been taken upon completion of construction of new school buildings. The majority of the photographs show the exterior of the school building. There are just a few interior shots including the Boston Latin School auditorium, the Roxbury Memorial High School pool and some classroom shots. The collection is digitized and is available for viewing online.

Creator

Boston City Archives.

Source

Photographs of School Buildings, circa 1920-1960. Collection number 0403.002.

Publisher

Boston City Archives.

Date

circa 1920-1960.

Contributor

Boston City Archives.

Rights

This collection is made available for research and educational purposes by the Boston City Archives. Rights status is not evaluated.

Relation

Photographs of School Buildings, circa 1920-1960. Collection number 0403.002. The collection is digitized and the photo album, Boston Public School Buildings, is available for viewing online.

Format

0.7 Cubic feet (2 document cases)

Language

n/a

Type

Digitized photograph album.

Identifier

0403.002

Coverage

Boston, MA

Collection Items

Dorchester High School, Peacevale Rd., Dorchester, Boston, MA.
Photograph of the exterior of Dorchester High School. Peacevale Rd., Dorchester, Boston, MA,

Charles Loque School, Walk Hill St., Mattapan, Boston, MA.
Photograph of the exterior of the Charles Loque School, Walk Hill St., Mattapan, Boston, MA.

Jamaica Plain High School,  Elm St., Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA.
Photograph of the exterior of Jamaica Plain High School, Elm St., Jamaica Plain, Boston, MA.

East Boston High School
Photograph of the exterior of East Boston High School.

South Boston High School
Black and white photograph of South Boston High School.

John Marshall School in Dorchester.
An image of the John Marshall School in Dorchester.

Photograph of Edward Everett School in Dorchester
Photograph of Edward Everett School in Dorchester.

Practical Arts High School
Black and white photograph of the Practical Arts School in Roxbury.
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