Bridge #409, now under the Quabbin Reservoir, North Dana, Dana, Massachusetts, 6420-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383675

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Description

The image depicts Bridge #409, which is now submerged under the Quabbin Reservoir in North Dana, Dana, Massachusetts. The bridge appears to be a wooden structure supported by stone piers over a small waterway. To the right, a man wearing a cap stands on an embankment near the bridge with his hands on his hips. Some buildings and a landscape of trees and hills are visible in the background.

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Descriptive Terms

bridges (built works)
railroads
rivers
men (male humans)
hills
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012576
B-Series negative 6420-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

1965

Reference Code

PC015.002.370.6420-B

Places

North Dana (Worcester county, Massachusetts) [deserted settlement]

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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