Excavation on the Highland Branch, Brookline, Mass., 10597-B

Search Collections

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-382363

You can find this within

Browse Collection

Description

The image depicts a group of workers during an excavation on the Highland Branch in Brookline, Massachusetts. Several men are standing in a trench supported by wooden beams and structures. One man is seen holding onto an overhead beam, while others are positioned around a wheelbarrow and other equipment. Wooden planks and construction materials are visible throughout the site.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
construction (assembling)
excavation (process)
workers
group portraits
beams (structural elements)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003512
B-Series negative 10597-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

PC015.002.160.10597-B

Places

Brookline (Norfolk county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact info@historicnewengland.org.

Loading Loading...