Brookline Junction, looking east, Beacon Street bridge in background, now location of Massachusetts Turnpike, Boston, Massachusetts, 8387-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1911-02-18

GUSN

GUSN-384128

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Description

The image shows railroad tracks at Brookline Junction, looking eastward. A building with multiple floors is visible on the left. In the background, the Beacon Street bridge can be seen spanning the tracks. Telegraph poles line the sides of the tracks, and a small building is positioned on the right. This location is now the site of the Massachusetts Turnpike in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
bridges (built works)
abutments
apartments
residential structures
exterior views
fences
snow (precipitation)
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013027
B-Series negative 8387-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

Reference Code

PC015.002.110.8387-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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