Somerville Avenue, Grand Junction Branch of Boston and Albany Railroad location, looking south, East Cambridge, Cambridge, Mass., 10341-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-382110

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Description

The image shows the Somerville Avenue location of the Grand Junction Branch of the Boston and Albany Railroad in East Cambridge, Cambridge, Massachusetts, looking south. A large industrial building is visible on the right next to a railroad crossing with tracks running through the scene. Utility poles and a tall smokestack are present in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
surveyors
commercial buildings
fences
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003257
B-Series negative 10341-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

PC015.002.180.10341-B

Places

East Cambridge (Cambridge, Middlesex county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Subjects

Surveyors

Description Level

Item

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