1897-02-11
GUSN-384279
The image shows the construction of the south abutment of the Mt. Vernon Street Bridge in Newton, Massachusetts. A team of workers is seen handling large blocks of stone, some of which are on flatbed railway cars marked "B&A." There are residential houses in the background, and the scene includes various construction equipment and materials scattered around the site.
railroads
freight cars
construction (assembling)
workers
abutments
bridges (built works)
houses
residential structures
exterior views
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)
IMLS Negative Barcode NP013146
B-Series negative 8506-B
1 glass plate negative
PC015
Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
PC015.002.390.8506-B
Newton (Middlesex county, Massachusetts)
Boston and Albany Railroad Co.
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)
Item
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