South wall at Church Street, Main Line, Newton, Massachusetts, 8451-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1897-03-30

GUSN

GUSN-384224

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Newton
South wall at Church Street, Main Line, Newton, Massachusetts, 8451-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Newton

Description

The image shows a construction site along a south wall at Church Street, Main Line in Newton, Massachusetts. Several houses are visible in the background, and the foreground is filled with large stones and wooden supports. A worker is standing near a pole, and assorted building materials and rubble are scattered throughout the site.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
retaining walls
construction (assembling)
houses
residential structures
exterior views
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013091
B-Series negative 8451-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.390.8451-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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