Storage basin, looking north at extreme north end showing method of using expanded metal on basin roof, East Boston, Boston, Mass., 10234-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1905-01-21

GUSN

GUSN-382004

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Description

The image shows a storage basin in East Boston, Massachusetts, looking north at its extreme north end. It focuses on the method of utilizing expanded metal on the basin roof. The metal grid laid above a structural surface is visible with the basin walls in the background.

Details

Descriptive Terms

storage spaces
exterior views
metal
roofs
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003151
B-Series negative 10234-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.240.10234-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

Storage
Photographs

Description Level

Item

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