Somerville Avenue, joint crossing of Boston & Maine and Grand Junction Branch, looking west, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 8198-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383933

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Description

The image depicts the joint crossing of the Boston & Maine and Grand Junction Branch railroads on Somerville Avenue in Cambridge, Massachusetts, looking west. Multiple railway tracks are visible, running through an urban setting with industrial buildings, utility poles, and a distant bridge. A "Railroad Crossing" sign is present near the center of the image.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
grade crossings
streets
industrial buildings
exterior views
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012838
B-Series negative 8198-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.180.8198-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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