End of Clyde Street Pier, taken from B & A Pier, East Boston, Mass., 9935-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1907-07-18

GUSN

GUSN-381707

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Description

The image shows the end of Clyde Street Pier as seen from the B & A Pier in East Boston, Massachusetts. The pier structure includes wooden pilings supporting an open framework of beams and girders. A few people are visible on the pier, along with some additional structures or equipment. There are distant outlines of ships on the horizon.

Details

Descriptive Terms

piers (marine landings)
construction (assembling)
exterior views
sailing ships
harbors
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP002854
B-Series negative 9935-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.220.9935-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

Piers
Construction

Description Level

Item

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