Switch Tower #1 at the entrance to the old Boston Yard, presently the site of the Massachusetts Turnpike interchange with Central Artery and Southeast Expressway, Boston, Massachusetts, 5399-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1898

GUSN

GUSN-382684

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Description

The image shows Switch Tower #1 at the entrance to the old Boston Yard in Boston, Massachusetts. The tower is situated alongside multiple railroad tracks, with a wooden platform extending beside it. In the background, there are several rail cars. The area depicted is now the site of the Massachusetts Turnpike interchange with the Central Artery and Southeast Expressway.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroad signal towers
exterior views
railroad yards
railroads
rolling stock
trains (vehicle groupings)
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011404
B-Series negative 5399-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

PC015.002.100.5399-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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