Storage basin, flushing gate, East Boston, Boston, Mass., 10236-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1905-01-21

GUSN

GUSN-382006

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Description

The image shows a storage basin with a flushing gate in East Boston, Massachusetts. The structure is concrete with a dark opening leading into the basin. Water and debris are visible on the ground in the foreground and a ladder is attached to the right side of the structure.

Details

Descriptive Terms

storage spaces
interior views
floodgates (lower gates)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003153
B-Series negative 10236-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.240.10236-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
Sluice gates

Description Level

Item

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