1907
GUSN-383304
The image depicts a freight derrick at the Kneeland Street Yards in Boston, Massachusetts. In the foreground, a large mechanical arm supported by gears is visible, with chains and a hook hanging from it. A horse-drawn cart carrying a load is nearby, with a person seated on the cart. Several individuals are present in the scene, including one walking in the foreground and two standing beside a train car. Industrial buildings and smokestacks are visible in the background.
derricks
gears
chains (object genres)
railroad yards
horse-drawn vehicles
railroads
boxcars
workers
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)
IMLS Negative Barcode NP012024
B-Series negative 6041-B
1 glass plate negative
PC015
Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
1965
PC015.002.100.6041-B
Created month: 09
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Boston and Albany Railroad Co.
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)
Item
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