Cypress Street, south side, Brookline, Massachusetts, 8101-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1891

GUSN

GUSN-383837

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Description

The image shows a construction area on the south side of Cypress Street in Brookline, Massachusetts. Several industrial buildings are visible in the background, and there is a railway track with train cars and equipment. Piles of stones and other construction materials are scattered across the site, and a horse stands in the foreground. A utility pole is also present in the scene.

Details

Descriptive Terms

streets
construction (assembling)
railroads
freight trains
rolling stock
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012740
B-Series negative 8101-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.160.8101-B

Date Notes

Created month: 11

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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