Coal shed in Boston Yard, Boston, Massachusetts, 5513-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1898

GUSN

GUSN-382798

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Description

The image shows a coal shed located in a railway yard in Boston, Massachusetts. Visible are multiple rail tracks converging towards a coal shed. Several railroad cars are situated near the building. There is a pole with cables and a small structure near the tracks.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
railroad yards
rolling stock
freight trains
coaling stations
exterior views
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011517
B-Series negative 5513-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

PC015.002.100.5513-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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