Construction of Cottage Farm Engine House, later called Beacon Park Yard, Allston, Boston, Massachusetts, 5939-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1891-01-08

GUSN

GUSN-383202

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Description

The image depicts the construction site of the Cottage Farm Engine House, later known as Beacon Park Yard, in Allston, Boston, Massachusetts. Visible are several utility poles with wires, a snow-covered landscape, and various buildings under construction or already built. Railway tracks and two rail cars are also present in the foreground.

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Descriptive Terms

construction (assembling)
railroad yards
railroads
boxcars
utility poles
snow (precipitation)
roundhouses
exterior views
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011922
B-Series negative 5939-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

PC015.002.040.5939-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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