Trestle for filling, Forest Hills, Boston, Massachusetts, 6238-B

Description

The image shows a wooden trestle structure used for filling in Forest Hills, Boston, Massachusetts. The trestle is composed of multiple cross-braced beams and columns, supporting a wooden platform above a rough terrain with scattered rocks and debris.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
bridges (built works)
trestles (bridges)
construction (assembling)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012220
B-Series negative 6238-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

PC015.002.090.6238-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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Trestle for filling, Forest Hills, Boston, Massachusetts, 6238-B

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