Grade crossing elimination project, sheating and bracing on abutments at Saratoga Street, East Boston, Boston, Mass., 10206-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1906-12-12

GUSN

GUSN-381976

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Description

The image depicts a grade crossing elimination project at Saratoga Street in East Boston, Massachusetts. Visible are sheathing and bracing on abutments with railroad tracks running beneath a wooden bridge. Several people are standing on or near the elevated structures. Snow covers parts of the ground and adjacent slopes.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
grade crossings
bridges (built works)
abutments
sheathing
workers
utility poles
streets
snow (precipitation)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003123
B-Series negative 10206-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.210.10206-B

Places

East Boston (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Subjects

Railroad crossings
Bridges

Description Level

Item

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