Highland Branch over Boylston Street, Boston and Worcester Street Railway tracks above at the time of building Highland Branch from Cook Street to Riverside, Newton Highlands, Newton, Mass., 10527-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-382295

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Newton (Highlands)
Highland Branch over Boylston Street, Boston and Worcester Street Railway tracks above at the time of building Highland Branch from Cook Street to Riverside, Newton Highlands, Newton, Mass., 10527-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Newton (Highlands)

Description

The image shows the Highland Branch railway tracks passing over Boylston Street during its construction from Cook Street to Riverside in Newton Highlands, Newton, Massachusetts. The tracks above appear to belong to the Boston and Worcester Street Railway. The scene includes visible railroad tracks, an overpass structure made of metal and stone, and surrounding dirt and undeveloped land.

Details

Descriptive Terms

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

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP003442
B-Series negative 10527-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

PC015.002.400.10527-B

Places

Newton Highlands (Newton, Middlesex county, Massachusetts) [part of inhabited place]

Record Details

Originator

Boston and Albany Railroad Co.

Material Type

gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Description Level

Item

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