Grand Trunk freight car #15922, East Boston, Mass., 9763-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1911-02-08

GUSN

GUSN-381535

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
East Boston - Train and track scenes
Grand Trunk freight car #15922, East Boston, Mass., 9763-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - East Boston - Train and track scenes

Description

The image shows the end of a Grand Trunk freight car numbered #15922 situated in East Boston, Massachusetts. The wooden freight car displays visible text "GRAND TRUNK" and "15922." Snow is present on the undercarriage and tracks.

Details

Descriptive Terms

freight cars
boxcars
railroads
snow (precipitation)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP002682
B-Series negative 9763-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.290.9763-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

Railroads

Description Level

Item

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