Exeter Street and Huntington Avenue Yard, showing storehouse construction (erecting chimney), Boston, Massachusetts, 6237-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383499

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Description

The image shows the construction site at Exeter Street and Huntington Avenue Yard in Boston, Massachusetts, focusing on a storehouse construction. A chimney is being erected, with large metal sections visible on the ground. In the background, there are buildings with multiple stories. Workers and wooden scaffolding can also be seen at the site.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroad yards
storehouses
exterior views
construction (assembling)
chimneys (architectural elements)
workers
residential structures
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012219
B-Series negative 6237-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

PC015.002.070.6237-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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