Main Line, placing five foot pipe, Newton, Massachusetts, 8520-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384293

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Newton
Main Line, placing five foot pipe, Newton, Massachusetts, 8520-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 in Newton, Massachusetts, where workers are placing a large five-foot pipe. Several sections of pipe are visible, with one being lifted by a crane, as another worker guides it into position. The scene includes a wooden structure above and construction equipment around the area.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
construction (assembling)
pipes (conduits)
workers
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013160
B-Series negative 8520-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.390.8520-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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