Coal trestle at Cottage Farm, Beacon Park Yards, Allston, Boston, Massachusetts, 8353-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384087

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Description

The image shows a coal trestle located at Cottage Farm, Beacon Park Yards in Allston, Boston, Massachusetts. The structure is made of wood, elevated above a series of train tracks, and is filled with a large pile of coal. A brick building is visible on the right side of the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012993
B-Series negative 8353-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.020.8353-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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