Brookline Station, Highland Branch (now part of MBTA System), Brookline, Massachusetts, 6285-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383547

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Brookline
Brookline Station, Highland Branch (now part of MBTA System), Brookline, Massachusetts, 6285-B
(current record)

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Brookline

Description

The image shows the exterior of Brookline Station on the Highland Branch, now part of the MBTA System, in Brookline, Massachusetts. The building features detailed wooden supports and a pitched roof. There are windows along the side and a doorway at platform level. A large wheeled cart is seen positioned on the platform.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
railroad stations
exterior views
carts
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012267
B-Series negative 6285-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

PC015.002.160.6285-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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