Storage basin, looking east from near gate chamber, East Boston, Boston, Mass., 10246-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1904-09-16

GUSN

GUSN-382016

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Description

The image depicts a storage basin in East Boston, Massachusetts, looking east from near a gate chamber. The landscape is predominantly grassy with patches of earth. A long, elevated structure, likely part of the basin's infrastructure, stretches across the background. There are a few figures visible in the distance.

Details

Descriptive Terms

storage spaces
fields (land)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003163
B-Series negative 10246-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.240.10246-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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