Church St. (south wall), east end, Newton, Massachusetts, 8534-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384108

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Newton
Church St. (south wall), east end, Newton, Massachusetts, 8534-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Newton

Description

The image depicts the east end of the south wall on Church Street in Newton, Massachusetts. It shows a stone retaining wall with irregularly shaped blocks. Above the wall, a wooden fence runs parallel at a higher elevation, and several leafless trees and a house or building are visible behind it.

Details

Descriptive Terms

photographs
foundation stones (wall components)
fences
trees
houses
construction sites
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013174
B-Series negative 8534-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Reference Code

PC015.002.390.8534-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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