Tank car #67, Chelsea, Massachusetts, 6106-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1900

GUSN

GUSN-383369

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
C - Miscellaneous locations
Tank car #67, Chelsea, Massachusetts, 6106-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - C - Miscellaneous locations

Description

The image depicts tank car #67, positioned on railway tracks in Chelsea, Massachusetts. The tank car is marked with the numbers "67" and the letters "G.R. Co." In the background, there is a building with "Liberty Cold Pumping Station" written on it, and various structures are visible in the vicinity.

Details

Descriptive Terms

tank cars
railroads
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012088
B-Series negative 6106-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

PC015.002.170.6106-B

Places

Chelsea (Suffolk 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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