Freight cars at Boston Terminal Yard (Kneeland Street), 5737-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383002

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Boston - Boston Yard
Freight cars at Boston Terminal Yard (Kneeland Street), 5737-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Boston - Boston Yard

Description

The image shows freight cars at the Boston Terminal Yard on Kneeland Street. Two boxcars are visible on the railway tracks, with one car prominently displaying the words "Grain Line." The surrounding area includes tracks and a large warehouse-type building in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
railroad yards
freight trains
rolling stock
industrial buildings
exterior views
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011721
B-Series negative 5737-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

PC015.002.100.5737-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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