Crossing of the Highland Branch (now MBTA) over Boylston Street, Rt. 9, showing old Boston and Worcester trolley line, old bridge #317 subsequently replaced and Rt. 9 widened to put trolley tracks in center, Eliot, Newton, Massachusetts, 8918-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384652

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Newton
Crossing of the Highland Branch (now MBTA) over Boylston Street, Rt. 9, showing old Boston and Worcester trolley line, old bridge #317 subsequently replaced and Rt. 9 widened to put trolley tracks in center, Eliot, Newton, Massachusetts, 8918-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Newton

Description

The image shows the old bridge #317 of the Highland Branch (now MBTA) crossing over Boylston Street, Route 9, in Eliot, Newton, Massachusetts. Visible beneath the bridge are trolley tracks, part of the old Boston and Worcester trolley line. The surrounding area is covered in snow, and utility poles and lines run along the street.

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Descriptive Terms

tracks (transit system elements)
bridges (built works)
abutments
snow (precipitation)
utility poles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013558
B-Series negative 8918-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

PC015.002.390.8918-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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