Unidentified grade crossing, Hinsdale, Massachusetts, 8328-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384062

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
H - Miscellaneous locations
Unidentified grade crossing, Hinsdale, Massachusetts, 8328-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - H - Miscellaneous locations

Description

The image depicts a grade crossing in Hinsdale, Massachusetts. Railroad tracks run across a dirt road lined with utility poles. In the background, there are a few houses and a building visible, along with some bare trees. Two figures are standing near the road, with one using a tool.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
grade crossings
streets
houses
residential structures
exterior views
men (male humans)
utility poles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012968
B-Series negative 8328-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.330.8328-B

Places

Hinsdale (Berkshire 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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