Locomotive #87, switch engine, Framingham, Massachusetts, 8646-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384380

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Description

The image shows Locomotive #87, a switch engine, situated on train tracks in Framingham, Massachusetts. The locomotive is positioned in a rail yard, and there are other train cars visible in the background. The engine displays a cylindrical front lamp and a cab with windows. The environment includes tracks and some industrial buildings or structures in the distance.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
railroad yards
locomotives
freight trains
rolling stock
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013286
B-Series negative 8646-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.320.8646-B

Places

Framingham (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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