Brookline Junction, view of Tower 8, Beacon Street Bridge in the background, looking east, Boston, Massachusetts, 8279-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384014

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Description

The image shows Brookline Junction with multiple railway tracks converging towards the Beacon Street Bridge in the background, as seen from an eastern perspective in Boston, Massachusetts. Two individuals are visible walking along the tracks. A bridge, supported by stone pillars, spans the tracks in the background, and several utility poles can be seen along the sides.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
bridges (built works)
abutments
workers
fences
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012920
B-Series negative 8279-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

Reference Code

PC015.002.090.8279-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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