Beacon Park Yard, engine house roof under construction, Allston, Boston, Mass., 10609-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1908-10-03

GUSN

GUSN-382375

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Description

The image depicts the roof of an engine house under construction at Beacon Park Yard in Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts. Visible are wooden beams and scaffolding being assembled, with a person sitting on the structure and another person standing nearby. Large cylindrical tanks are visible in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroad yards
institutional buildings
roofs
construction (assembling)
workers
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003524
B-Series negative 10609-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.020.10609-B

Places

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

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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