Boston & Albany Flat Car #2495 at Allston car repair shops, Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts, 6095-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1900

GUSN

GUSN-383358

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Description

The image shows the Boston & Albany Flat Car #2495 located at the Allston car repair shops in Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts. The flat car is positioned on the railroad tracks with visible housing and buildings in the background. Several telephone poles line the tracks beside the flat car.

Details

Descriptive Terms

repair shops
railroads
flatcars
houses
residential structures
exterior views
fences
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012077
B-Series negative 6095-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

PC015.002.150.6095-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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