Tracks at Lincoln and Walnut Streets, Newton Highlands, Newton, Massachusetts, 8736-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1890-1925

GUSN

GUSN-384470

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Description

The image depicts a street corner at Lincoln and Walnut Streets in Newton Highlands, Newton, Massachusetts. A large brick building with arched windows is seen on the left, housing businesses such as E. Moulton & Son Groceries and B.L. Waterhouse Apothecary. There is a horse-drawn carriage near the sidewalk, and streetcar tracks are visible on the road in the foreground. Trees line the street to the right of the building.

Details

Descriptive Terms

streets
commercial buildings
exterior views
tracks (transit system elements)
horse-drawn vehicles
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013376
B-Series negative 8736-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

PC015.002.400.8736-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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