View near Sumner Street, East Boston, Boston, Mass., 10287-B

Description

The image depicts a street view near Sumner Street in East Boston, Massachusetts. Visible are railroad tracks running through a cobblestone road with gate barriers and a few people in the background. Buildings and telegraph poles line the street.

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Descriptive Terms

rails (transit system elements)
streetscapes
fences
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003203
B-Series negative 10287-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

1966

Reference Code

PC015.002.210.10287-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

Street-railroads
Streets

Description Level

Item

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View near Sumner Street, East Boston, Boston, Mass., 10287-B

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