Boston freight yard (vicinity of South Station), Old Poultry Platform (large shipments of poultry at turn of the century), Boston, Massachusetts, 5401-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1898

GUSN

GUSN-382686

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Description

The image shows the Old Poultry Platform at the Boston freight yard near South Station, Boston, Massachusetts. Visible are rail tracks with several freight cars and an elevated platform structure. This area was used for large shipments of poultry at the turn of the century. There is overpass infrastructure in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroad yards
railroads
freight trains
rolling stock
poultry
platforms (floors)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011406
B-Series negative 5401-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

PC015.002.100.5401-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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