Beacon Park Yard, car pushed over bumper post, Allston, Boston, Massachusetts, 6073-B

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1900

GUSN

GUSN-383336

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Description

The image shows a scene at Beacon Park Yard in Allston, Boston, Massachusetts. Several freight cars are seen lined up on the tracks, with one car having been pushed over a bumper post. There are multiple bumper posts along the railway tracks, and the surroundings include utility poles and additional train cars further in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012055
B-Series negative 6073-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

PC015.002.020.6073-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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