View along tracks from just west of Centre Street, Main Line, Newton, Massachusetts, 8749-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1896-12-11

GUSN

GUSN-384483

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Description

The image shows a view along railway tracks from just west of Centre Street on the Main Line in Newton, Massachusetts. The tracks run through an area with surrounding buildings, including a notable large brick structure with a tower and a multi-story residential building. Several telegraph poles line the left side of the tracks. The foreground displays a construction site with dirt and debris.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
construction (assembling)
freight cars
commercial buildings
exterior views
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013389
B-Series negative 8749-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

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

Date of Acquisition

1966

Reference Code

PC015.002.390.8749-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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