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Boston Public Schools Historical Research: School Building Images
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School Building Images
As you can see throughout this research guide, there are many images of Boston Public Schools available.The Boston Public Library has digitized many photographs, postcards, etc. on the Digital Commonwealth website. The City of Boston Archives also has digitzed a collection of school building photographs on its Flickr account. Individual Boston Public Schools may have photos on their websites, including historic photos on the About Us or History pages. It also is worth checking on the school's websites to see if there is a school library. The library also may have a photo collection.
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Call Number: 6349.20Publication Date: 1901-1929 (Missing: 1925 and 1928)These reports include photographs, drawings and/or floor plans for school buildings. - Annual report of the Department of School Buildings from ... to byCall Number: 6349.21Publication Date: 1930, 1932, 1933, 1935Continues the annual reports of the Schoolhouse Department
- Boston Public Library on Digital CommonwealthPhotographs, drawings, paintings and more of Boston schools digitized by the Boston Public Library.
- Boston Public School Buildings CollectionAn online exhibit of 350 photographs from the City of Boston Archives collection.
- City of Boston Archives Online CollectionsIn addition to the Boston Public School Buildings Collection, the Archives has smaller collections for select individual schools: Dorchester High School, Horace Mann School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Jamaica Plain High School, Mechanic Arts High School, Roxbury High School and Trade School for Girls.