Door #17 in Freight House #1 on Albany Street, old freight yards in vicinity of South Station, Boston, Massachusetts, 5400-B

Search Collections

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-382685

You can find this within

Browse Collection

Description

The image shows Door #17 of Freight House #1 located on Albany Street in the old freight yards near South Station, Boston, Massachusetts. The door is made of wood and opens into an interior where several barrels are stacked. The exterior is a brick wall with wooden beams near the door.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroad yards
storehouses
doorways
interior views
barrels (containers)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011405
B-Series negative 5400-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

PC015.002.090.5400-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

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact info@historicnewengland.org.

Loading Loading...