Eliot Station, on the Highland Branch (now part of the MBTA), Newton, Massachusetts, 6287-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-383549

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Newton
Eliot Station, on the Highland Branch (now part of the MBTA), Newton, Massachusetts, 6287-B
(current record)

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Newton

Description

The image shows Eliot Station on the Highland Branch, which is now part of the MBTA, located in Newton, Massachusetts. There is a single-story station building with a chimney, situated beside the railway tracks. The surrounding area includes greenery and additional buildings in the background. The station platform is visible alongside the tracks.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
railroad stations
exterior views
utility poles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP012269
B-Series negative 6287-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

PC015.002.390.6287-B

Places

Newton (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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