Valves of the metropolitan water pipes, near Cottage Farms bridge, Boston, Massachusetts, 8343-B

Description

The image shows valves of the metropolitan water pipes near Cottage Farms Bridge in Boston, Massachusetts. Large pipes with valve mechanisms are partially buried in sand and surrounded by wooden planks. A train with a boxcar is visible on the tracks above the pipes.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
boxcars
pipes (conduits)
bodies of water
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012983
B-Series negative 8343-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.090.8343-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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Valves of the metropolitan water pipes, near Cottage Farms bridge, Boston, Massachusetts, 8343-B

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