Rural country scene, railroad on right, Chester, Massachusetts, 5531-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-382816

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Chester
Rural country scene, railroad on right, Chester, Massachusetts, 5531-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Chester

Description

The image depicts a rural landscape in Chester, Massachusetts, with an open grassy field in the foreground. A stone wall runs diagonally from the middle to the right edge of the image. To the right of the wall, a railroad can be seen with tracks parallel to the wall. Rolling hills are visible in the background, with scattered trees across the landscape.

Details

Descriptive Terms

fields (land)
hills
trees
rock
walls
railroads
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP011535
B-Series negative 5531-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

PC015.002.190.5531-B

Places

Chester (Hampden 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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