Cunard Line Pier before fire in 1908, East Boston, Boston, Mass., 10487-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

ca. 1908

GUSN

GUSN-382255

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
East Boston - Cunard Line Pier
Cunard Line Pier before fire in 1908, East Boston, Boston, Mass., 10487-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - East Boston - Cunard Line Pier

Description

The image shows the Cunard Line Pier in East Boston, Boston, Massachusetts before a fire occurred in 1908. A large ship is docked at the pier, and a smaller boat is visible in the water nearby. A building can be seen adjacent to the pier and a man in uniform stands on the wooden walkway beside the water.

Details

Descriptive Terms

piers (marine landings)
steamships
steamboats
harbors
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003402
B-Series negative 10487-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.230.10487-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
Steamboats

Description Level

Item

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