Sewer construction into harbor at Porter Street, looking east, East Boston, Boston, Mass., 10264-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1905-07-02

GUSN

GUSN-382033

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Description

The image depicts construction work on a sewer extending into the harbor at Porter Street, East Boston, Massachusetts, looking east. Visible are wooden structures and tracks leading out over the water, with scattered construction materials such as barrels and equipment along the site. In the background, a bridge or other structure spans the waterway.

Details

Descriptive Terms

sewers (drainage structures)
construction (assembling)
railroads
harbors
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003180
B-Series negative 10264-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.240.10264-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

Sewerage
Construction

Description Level

Item

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