Commonwealth Avenue, embankment at Cottage Farm, Boston, Massachusetts, 6412-B

Description

The image depicts an embankment along Commonwealth Avenue at Cottage Farm in Boston, Massachusetts. It shows a rocky and uneven terrain, with a row of buildings in the background, and utility poles lining the street. Sparse vegetation and patches of grass are visible along the embankment area.

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Descriptive Terms

streets
embankments
utility poles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012568
B-Series negative 6412-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

PC015.002.090.6412-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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Commonwealth Avenue, embankment at Cottage Farm, Boston, Massachusetts, 6412-B

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