Longwood Station on Highland Branch, Brookline, Mass., 10690-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-382455

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Brookline
Longwood Station on Highland Branch, Brookline, Mass., 10690-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Brookline

Description

The image shows Longwood Station on the Highland Branch in Brookline, Massachusetts. Visible elements include a section of railway tracks with a wooden crossing area, a light post, and dense shrubs and trees in the background. A small pile of dirt is present near the tracks, along with a concrete platform edge.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroad stations
railroads
platforms (floors)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003605
B-Series negative 10690-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

PC015.002.160.10690-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

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