Blue Line Freight Car #6202 at Allston car repair shops, Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts, 6096-B

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

ca. 1900

GUSN

GUSN-383359

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Description

The image shows a Blue Line Freight Car #6202 on a set of railroad tracks at the Allston car repair shops in Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts. The scene includes multiple tracks leading to the repair shops in the background. The freight car, visible from the rear, is accompanied by other rail infrastructure and buildings in the surrounding area.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012078
B-Series negative 6096-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

PC015.002.150.6096-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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