No. 6, station no. 23, Lanesboro, looking south

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1901

GUSN

GUSN-364848

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Photograph albums collection
Berkshire Street Railway construction album, 1901
No. 6, station no. 23, Lanesboro, looking south
(current record)

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Photograph albums collection
- Berkshire Street Railway construction album, 1901
  - No. 6, station no. 23, Lanesboro, looking south (current record)
  - No. 31, station no. 129, Gt. Barrington, looking south
  - No. 16, station no. 0, Pittsfield, looking south
  - No.18, station no. 97, Pittsfield, looking north
  - No. 23, station no. 273, Lee, looking north
  - No. 1, station no. 0, Cheshire, looking north
  - Street view

Description

Mounted albumen print looking south from the future location of station no. 23 in Lanesborough, Massachusetts. The railway track and utility poles be seen extendingo into the background of the image. Construction materials, houses, fields, and trees are also pictured. The following is handwritten on the verso in pencil: "Looking south / north of Berkshire village / depot, Nov. 1901." A sticker from The Street Railway Review is also on the verso.

Details

Descriptive Terms

business (commercial function)
railroad stations
railroads
tracks (transit system elements)
rails (transit system elements)
companies
construction (assembling)
views (visual works)
albumen prints
mounts (secondary support)

Inscription

Looking south / north of Berkshire village / depot, Nov. 1901 (handwritten)
No. 35 / From STREET RAILWAY REVIEW, / 1310 Monon Building, / Make half-tone zinc-line [crossed out] cut ; vignette [crossed out]. / Sent 1-31 Wanted 2-4 (typed)

Physical Descrption

1 photographic print : albumen, mounted ; 11 x 13 7/8 inches

Collection Code

PC009

Collection Name

Photograph albums collection

Date of Acquisition

2024

Reference Code

PC009.310.001

Credit Line

Library & Archives purchase, 2024

Places

Lanesborough (Berkshire county, Massachusetts)
Berkshire county (Massachusetts) [county]

Record Details

Material Type

albumen prints
mounts (secondary support)

Other Organizations

Berkshire Street Railway Company
The street railway review

Subjects

Photograph
Railway

Description Level

Item

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