Metropolitan Storage Warehouse, from the south, Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 5853-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383116

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Cambridge
Metropolitan Storage Warehouse, from the south, Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 5853-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Cambridge

Description

The image depicts the Metropolitan Storage Warehouse located on Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is a large, multi-story brick building with small windows and the words "Metropolitan Storage Warehouse Fire Proof" prominently seen on the exterior. The building is situated in a mostly barren area with some debris in the foreground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

warehouses
exterior views
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011836
B-Series negative 5853-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

PC015.002.180.5853-B

Places

Cambridge (Middlesex 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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