Audubon Road bridge, west abutment, Boston, Massachusetts, 8942-B

Description

The image shows the west abutment of the Audubon Road bridge in Boston, Massachusetts. The structure is made of large masonry blocks arranged in a stepped pattern. Metal beams are visible at the top of the abutment and railroad tracks run alongside it. In the background, a row of buildings can be seen.

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Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013582
B-Series negative 8942-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

1966

Reference Code

PC015.002.090.8942-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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Audubon Road bridge, west abutment, Boston, Massachusetts, 8942-B

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