Beacon Park engine house, east end, Allston, Boston, Massachusetts, 5879-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1908-10-03

GUSN

GUSN-383142

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Description

The image depicts the east end of the Beacon Park engine house in Allston, Boston, Massachusetts. The structure is under construction, with visible scaffolding and wooden framework. In the foreground, there are workers near a circular railway turntable and a flatbed rail car loaded with lumber.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
freight cars
workers
roundhouses
exterior views
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011862
B-Series negative 5879-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

PC015.002.040.5879-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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