Freight car #19588, Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway at Allston car repair shops, now demolished for Massachusetts Turnpike, Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts, 6092-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383355

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Description

The image shows freight car #19588 of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway at the Allston car repair shop. The freight car is positioned on tracks next to a brick building with large windows. Another train car is visible beside it. There is snow on the ground, and telegraph poles can be seen in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

repair shops
exterior views
railroads
boxcars
snow (precipitation)
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012074
B-Series negative 6092-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

PC015.002.150.6092-B

Places

Brighton (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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