Clyde Street railroad crossing, looking toward Marginal Street, wagon crossing tracks, East Boston, Mass., 9833-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1910-07-06

GUSN

GUSN-381605

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Description

The image depicts a railroad crossing at Clyde Street, looking toward Marginal Street in East Boston, Massachusetts. A horse-drawn wagon is seen crossing the tracks with several bags loaded on it. Utility poles with wires stretch across the scene, and there are buildings in the background, including one with a sign that partially reads "Immigrant Home."

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
grade crossings
horse-drawn vehicles
residential structures
exterior views
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP002752
B-Series negative 9833-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.210.9833-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

Description Level

Item

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