Appleton Street bridge, looking west, Newton, Massachusetts, 8531-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1898-01-17

GUSN

GUSN-384304

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Newton
Appleton Street bridge, looking west, Newton, Massachusetts, 8531-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Newton

Description

The image shows a view looking west along a set of railway tracks beneath the Appleton Street bridge in Newton, Massachusetts. On either side of the tracks are retaining walls and utility poles, and there are buildings visible in the background. The bridge spans the width of the tracks.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
bridges (built works)
abutments
fences
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013171
B-Series negative 8531-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.390.8531-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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