Concrete mixer being used for heating and wetting walls, preparation for facing, Highland Branch, Newton Highlands, Newton, Massachusetts, 8813-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1905-12-10

GUSN

GUSN-384547

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Description

The image shows a man standing on a structure housing a concrete mixer, which is being used for heating and wetting walls in preparation for facing. The setup is located on a railcar with visible wheels, situated near residential houses in Newton Highlands, Newton, Massachusetts.

Details

Descriptive Terms

railroads
concrete mixers
freight cars
workers
houses
residential structures
exterior views
snow (precipitation)
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013453
B-Series negative 8813-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

PC015.002.400.8813-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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