Coal pocket in Boston Yard, near Kneeland Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 5954-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383217

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Description

The image depicts a coal pocket at the Boston Yard, near Kneeland Street in Boston, Massachusetts. Multiple railroad tracks converge in the foreground, leading towards a large industrial building with open doors. A freight car and several telegraph poles are visible, with a bridge in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

storage facilities
exterior views
coal
railroads
railroad yards
freight cars
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011937
B-Series negative 5954-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

PC015.002.100.5954-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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