Cole's block, showing timber bracing, Newton, Massachusetts, 8460-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384233

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Description

The image shows a street scene in Newton, Massachusetts, featuring Cole's block. Timber bracing is visible supporting the brick building on the right, which has a sign "TO LET" in one of the windows. Several men are present near the rocky ground and construction materials, with debris and braces on the sidewalk. A large awning reads "HOWARD BROS. & CO. FUN."

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Descriptive Terms

city blocks
construction (assembling)
rubble concrete
workers
commercial buildings
exterior views
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013100
B-Series negative 8460-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.390.8460-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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