View along tracks, probably at Faneuil, Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts, 8783-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384517

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Brighton
View along tracks, probably at Faneuil, Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts, 8783-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Brighton

Description

The image shows a view along multiple railroad tracks, possibly located at Faneuil in Brighton, Boston, Massachusetts. The tracks run parallel through a landscape that includes utility poles lining the tracks. Vegetation is visible alongside the tracks, with trees and shrubs in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013423
B-Series negative 8783-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

1966

Reference Code

PC015.002.150.8783-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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