Construction of Prescott Street Bridge abutments, looking south, East Boston, Mass., 10214-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1904-09-23

GUSN

GUSN-381984

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Description

The image shows the construction site of the Prescott Street Bridge abutments in East Boston, Massachusetts, looking south. Visible are construction workers and machinery, including large crane-like equipment and a boiler. Various materials and structures like wooden beams and piles of earth are scattered around the site.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
rolling stock
freight cars
bridges (built works)
abutments
construction (assembling)
cranes (equipment)
workers
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003131
B-Series negative 10214-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.210.10214-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

Bridges--Abutments
Construction

Description Level

Item

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