Taken in front of Huntington Avenue Station (Dartmouth Street bridge in foreground), Trinity Place Station on left, Back Bay Station and end of old Commonwealth Armory on right, Boston, Massachusetts, 6479-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1908-03-04

GUSN

GUSN-383731

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Boston - Identified bridges, railroad structures, and vehicles
Taken in front of Huntington Avenue Station (Dartmouth Street bridge in foreground), Trinity Place Station on left, Back Bay Station and end of old Commonwealth Armory on right, Boston, Massachusetts, 6479-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Boston - Identified bridges, railroad structures, and vehicles

Description

The image features a railway track with the Dartmouth Street bridge prominently visible in the foreground. To the left is the Trinity Place Station, and to the right, the Back Bay Station and the ending section of the old Commonwealth Armory can be seen.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
railroad stations
armories (military buildings)
exterior views
bridges (built works)
fences
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012632
B-Series negative 6479-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

PC015.002.090.6479-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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