Coal dump car at coal pile, enginehouse at Cottage Farm, now known as Beacon Park Yard, Allston, Boston, Massachusetts, 6015-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1898-05-20

GUSN

GUSN-383278

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Description

The image shows a coal dump car positioned next to a coal pile at the enginehouse in Cottage Farm, currently known as Beacon Park Yard, located in Allston, Boston, Massachusetts. The car is on tracks and has an open, slanted top indicating it is used for dumping coal. In the background, there are structures such as a small building and visible railroad tracks.

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Descriptive Terms

railroad yards
railroads
dump cars
coal
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011998
B-Series negative 6015-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

PC015.002.020.6015-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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