Freight house, East Cambridge, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 5921-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1908

GUSN

GUSN-383184

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Cambridge
Freight house, East Cambridge, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 5921-B
(current record)

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

Description

The image depicts a freight house located in East Cambridge, Cambridge. It is a brick building featuring numerous windows and a long wooden platform alongside it. The building appears to be a multi-story structure with a sloped roof and visible roof supports.

Details

Descriptive Terms

freight houses
exterior views
streets
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011904
B-Series negative 5921-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

PC015.002.180.5921-B

Date Notes

Created month: 12

Places

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

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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