Coal pocket at Beacon Park Yard, Allston, Boston, Massachusetts, 5789-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383053

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Description

The image depicts a coal pocket facility at Beacon Park Yard in Allston, Boston, Massachusetts. The main focus is a large structure over railway tracks, presumably used for loading or unloading coal. Several train tracks run parallel to each other, with boxcars visible on the left side. Utility poles and additional industrial structures are in the background.

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Descriptive Terms

coal
storage facilities
railroad yards
railroads
freight trains
rolling stock
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011773
B-Series negative 5789-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

1965

Reference Code

PC015.002.020.5789-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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