Foundation for Beacon Park engine house, Cambridge Street in background, Allston, Boston, Massachusetts, 5866-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383129

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Description

The image shows the foundation for the Beacon Park engine house in Allston, Boston, Massachusetts. In the background, Cambridge Street is visible with several wooden houses and trees lining the street. There are construction materials and wooden supports on the ground in the foreground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

construction (assembling)
foundations (structural elements)
houses
residential structures
exterior views
utility poles
roundhouses
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011849
B-Series negative 5866-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

PC015.002.020.5866-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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