Beacon Park Yard, western entrance, old dispatch office on the left, Allston, Boston, Massachusetts, 8283-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384018

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Allston
Beacon Park Yard, western entrance, old dispatch office on the left, Allston, Boston, Massachusetts, 8283-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Allston

Description

The image depicts Beacon Park Yard at its western entrance in Allston, Boston, Massachusetts. On the left, there is an old dispatch office, a two-story building next to the railroad tracks. Several tracks are visible, with a train in the distance, and a man stands on the tracks near the office.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
railroad yards
freight trains
rolling stock
office buildings
exterior views
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012924
B-Series negative 8283-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.020.8283-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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