Glass plate negatives

Collection Type

  • Photography

GUSN

GUSN-366726

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Description

Series consists of more than 2,500 glass plate negatives. These images constitute a record of the Boston and Albany Railroad Company’s construction activities, rolling stock, stations, and specialized equipment from the late 1890s until approximately 1920.

Details

Descriptive Terms

black-and-white negatives
photographic plates

Physical Descrption

ca. 2,500 photographic negatives : black-and-white

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

Reference Code

PC015.002

Record Details

Material Type

black-and-white negatives
photographic plates

Description Level

Series

Arrangement

Arrangement

Physically arranged chronologically by negative number. Intellectually arranged by localities, with a number of subdivisions by subject. The intellectual arrangement was modeled after the existing arrangement of the photographic prints; a portion of subdivisions were merged or renamed for clarity.

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