Brookline Junction, Beacon Street in background, Boston, Massachusetts, 8388-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1911-02-11

GUSN

GUSN-384129

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Boston - Brookline Junction
Brookline Junction, Beacon Street in background, Boston, Massachusetts, 8388-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Boston - Brookline Junction

Description

The image depicts Brookline Junction with railway tracks running in the foreground. A tall lamppost and a steel post are near the tracks. In the background, an elevated area with a stone retaining wall and a wooden fence is visible. Beacon Street in Boston, Massachusetts, can be seen beyond the elevated area.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
fences
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013028
B-Series negative 8388-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.110.8388-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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