Sewer at Porter Street, bottom looking east, East Boston, Boston, Mass., 10285-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1905-06-29

GUSN

GUSN-382054

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Description

The image depicts an excavation site of a sewer at Porter Street in East Boston, Massachusetts. The view is from the bottom looking east, showing a series of large pipes partially covered by a wooden structure. A shovel and a metal container are visible on the wooden planks above the excavation. The sides of the trench are supported by wooden walls.

Details

Descriptive Terms

sewers (drainage structures)
interior views
pipes (conduits)
streets
shovels
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003201
B-Series negative 10285-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.240.10285-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
Streets

Description Level

Item

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