Accident of Boston and Albany gondola car #1979 on a bumping post at Beacon Park Yard, Allston, Massachusetts, 5666-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-382951

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Allston - Railroad cars
Accident of Boston and Albany gondola car #1979 on a bumping post at Beacon Park Yard, Allston, Massachusetts, 5666-B
(current record)

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Allston - Railroad cars
    - Car repair yard at Allston, coal car #2712, boy unknown, Allston, Mass., 10682-B
    - Accident of Boston and Albany gondola car #1979 on a bumping post at Beacon Park Yard, Allston, Massachusetts, 5665-B
    - Accident of Boston and Albany gondola car #1979 on a bumping post at Beacon Park Yard, Allston, Massachusetts, 5666-B (current record)

Description

The image shows a Boston and Albany gondola car, numbered 1979, involved in an accident at a bumping post at Beacon Park Yard in Allston, Massachusetts. The car is seen derailed, lifted onto several supports, with the wheels misaligned. Additional rail cars can be observed in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
railroad yards
gondola cars
accidents
posts (structural elements)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011670
B-Series negative 5666-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

PC015.002.050.5666-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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