At North Package and Provision Co., East Cambridge, Cambridge, Mass., 9771-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1907-11-08

GUSN

GUSN-381543

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Description

The image depicts the North Package and Provision Co. in East Cambridge, Cambridge, Massachusetts. It features industrial tracks running through the center flanked by large industrial buildings. Visible are various industrial items, including barrels and piles of materials, with a large cylindrical structure and chimney in the background. A person is present near the cylindrical structure.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
packing plants
exterior views
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP002690
B-Series negative 9771-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.180.9771-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

Packing-houses

Description Level

Item

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