Basket Street, looking north from Main Street crossing, Huntington, Massachusetts, 8188-B

Search Collections

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383923

You can find this within

Browse Collection

Description

The image depicts Basket Street in Huntington, Massachusetts, looking north from the Main Street crossing. Visible are railroad tracks running diagonally across the foreground and a small building with various advertisements posted on it to the left. Trees and foliage surround the area, and there is a bridge in the background to the left. A house is partially visible in the right background behind the trees.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
grade crossings
streets
bridges (built works)
utility poles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012828
B-Series negative 8188-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.330.8188-B

Places

Huntington (Hampshire County, Massachusetts)

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

Reparative Language in Collections Records

Historic New England is committed to implementing reparative language description for existing collections and creating respectful and inclusive language description for new collections. If you encounter language in Historic England's Collections Access Portal that is harmful or offensive, or you find materials that would benefit from a content warning, please contact info@historicnewengland.org.

Loading Loading...