View along tracks leading out of old Exeter Street coach yard, now the site of Boston Municipal Auditorium, looking west, Boston, Massachusetts, 8668-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384402

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Description

The image shows railroad tracks leading out from what was once the Exeter Street coach yard, currently the site of the Boston Municipal Auditorium. The view, looking west, includes tracks in the foreground and extends toward buildings and structures, with utility poles lined along the tracks. Several small buildings are visible to the right, with a few individuals standing nearby.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
railroad yards
boxcars
bridges (built works)
abutments
fences
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013308
B-Series negative 8668-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.070.8668-B

Places

Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Conservation Note

NEEDS PRESERVATION: The left side of this negative is broken.

Description Level

Item

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