View at Cottage Farm, showing coal trestle and roundhouse, Commonwealth Avenue bridge in the background, Allston, Boston, Massachusetts, 8670-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384404

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Description

The image depicts a view at Cottage Farm in Allston, Boston, Massachusetts. It features a coal trestle and a roundhouse, with railway tracks leading towards them. In the background, the Commonwealth Avenue bridge is visible, spanning over the tracks. Utility poles and a semaphore signal are also present along the tracks.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
trestles (bridges)
coal
freight cars
roundhouses
exterior views
bridges (built works)
utility poles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013310
B-Series negative 8670-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.020.8670-B

Places

Allston (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Conservation Note

NEEDS PRESERVATION: The bottom corners of this negative are damaged.

Description Level

Item

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