Walnut Street, broomed piles from temporary trestles, Newton Highlands, Newton, Massachusetts, 8794-B

Description

The image shows a group of vertical wooden piles with "broomed" tops, indicating rough, splintered ends. These piles are positioned in front of a concrete wall in Newton Highlands, Newton, Massachusetts. The ground or embankment is visible above the wall.

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Descriptive Terms

piles (structural elements)
walls
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013434
B-Series negative 8794-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

PC015.002.400.8794-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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Walnut Street, broomed piles from temporary trestles, Newton Highlands, Newton, Massachusetts, 8794-B

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