Coal pocket in freight yard, Boston, Massachusetts, 6006-B

Description

The image shows a freight yard in Boston, Massachusetts, featuring a coal pocket. A railroad flatcar marked "B & A" is loaded with coal and positioned over a wooden structure with exposed beams. In the background, a building displays the sign "B. & A.R.R. Freight House No. 6." A person is visible standing on the railcar.

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Descriptive Terms

railroad yards
freight houses
storage facilities
coal
railroads
freight trains
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011989
B-Series negative 6006-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

PC015.002.090.6006-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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Coal pocket in freight yard, Boston, Massachusetts, 6006-B

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