City hospital coal pocket, Boston, Massachusetts, 5919-B

Description

The image shows a large industrial structure identified as the City Hospital coal pocket in Boston, Massachusetts. It features a prominent tower-like building with a chimney, situated by a waterfront with wooden pilings along the shore. Several people and construction materials are visible near the base of the structure.

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Descriptive Terms

coal
storage facilities
exterior views
hospitals (buildings for health facility)
chimneys (architectural elements)
harbors
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011902
B-Series negative 5919-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

PC015.002.090.5919-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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City hospital coal pocket, Boston, Massachusetts, 5919-B

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