Steam shovel between Walnut and Boylston Streets, looking northwest, Highland Branch, Newton Highlands, Newton, Massachusetts, 8818-B

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Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1905-05-27

GUSN

GUSN-384552

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Description

The image shows a steam shovel at work between Walnut and Boylston Streets in Newton Highlands, Newton, Massachusetts. The steam shovel is positioned on a construction site and surrounded by workers and horse-drawn carts. Several workers are actively engaged with the site, and residential houses can be seen in the background. The scene is along the Highland Branch, looking northwest.

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Descriptive Terms

railroads
steam shovels
construction (assembling)
horse-drawn vehicles
workers
bridges (built works)
houses
residential structures
exterior views
trees
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP013458
B-Series negative 8818-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

PC015.002.400.8818-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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