Chester railroad station, baggage room door, Chester, Mass., 9724-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1906-08-04

GUSN

GUSN-381496

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Chester
Chester railroad station, baggage room door, Chester, Mass., 9724-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Chester

Description

The image depicts three young individuals standing on the platform outside the baggage room door at Chester railroad station in Chester, Massachusetts. The station building is visible with wooden siding and windows. There are some bags and a pole leaning against the building on the left side of the image.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroad stations
baggage rooms
men (male humans)
boys
group portraits
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP002643
B-Series negative 9724-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.190.9724-B

Places

Chester (Hampden County, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Subjects

Portraits, Group

Description Level

Item

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