B&A Pier, second floor trusses of warehouse #1, taken before fire of 1908, East Boston, Mass., 9869-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-381641

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Description

The image depicts the trusses on the second floor of warehouse #1 at the B&A Pier in East Boston, Massachusetts, before the fire of 1908. The structure is composed of wooden beams and trusses in a grid-like pattern. There are several people visible in the scene engaged in work around the construction site.

Details

Descriptive Terms

warehouses
interior views
construction (assembling)
trusses (structural elements)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP002788
B-Series negative 9869-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

1966

Reference Code

PC015.002.270.9869-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

Construction

Description Level

Item

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