Chester railroad station, baggage room door, Chester, Mass., 9725-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1906-08-04

GUSN

GUSN-381497

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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., 9725-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Chester

Description

The image shows the exterior of the Chester railroad station in Chester, Massachusetts. Three individuals stand on the wooden platform in front of the building, with a partially open door labeled "Baggage" visible behind them. The building is made of wood with vertical siding and there are large windows on either side of the door. Train tracks run parallel to the platform in the foreground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP002644
B-Series negative 9725-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.190.9725-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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