Storage basin, flushing gate, East Boston, Boston, Mass., 10238-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1905-01-21

GUSN

GUSN-382008

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Description

The image shows a large wooden flushing gate at a storage basin in East Boston, Massachusetts. The gate is constructed from vertical wooden planks reinforced with bolts and brackets. A metal ring is attached to the structure and a wooden ladder is seen on the right side of the gate.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003155
B-Series negative 10238-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.240.10238-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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