New Street, warehouse from northeast, East Boston, Mass., 9874-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-381646

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Description

The image shows a multi-story brick warehouse on New Street, viewed from the northeast, in East Boston, Massachusetts. The building has several open windows and a long ladder is leaning against it, reaching up to one of the windows. In the foreground, a utility pole with wires and a streetlamp is visible along with a U.S. Mail box attached to the pole. A small wooden structure and a pile of gravel are situated near the warehouse.

Details

Descriptive Terms

warehouses
exterior views
mailboxes
utility poles
lamps (lighting devices)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP002793
B-Series negative 9874-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

PC015.002.210.9874-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

Architectural photography

Description Level

Item

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