Storage basin, looking northeast, from south of center of basin, showing bracing, East Boston, Boston, Mass., 10243-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1904-11-18

GUSN

GUSN-382013

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Description

The image shows a group of men working in a storage basin in East Boston, Massachusetts. They are surrounded by wooden braces and beams as part of the construction process. A wooden fence encloses the area in the background with buildings visible beyond the construction site.

Details

Descriptive Terms

storage spaces
interior views
beams (structural elements)
workers
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003160
B-Series negative 10243-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.240.10243-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
Construction

Description Level

Item

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