Depressing of tracks on Highland Branch, close up view of bank under trestle west of Walnut Street, Newton Highlands, Newton, Mass., 9621-B

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Collection Type

Photography

Date

1905

GUSN

GUSN-381394

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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
Glass plate negatives
Newton (Highlands)
Depressing of tracks on Highland Branch, close up view of bank under trestle west of Walnut Street, Newton Highlands, Newton, Mass., 9621-B
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Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920
- Glass plate negatives
  - Newton (Highlands)

Description

The image shows a close-up view of a bank under a trestle on the Highland Branch west of Walnut Street in Newton Highlands, Newton, Massachusetts. The trestle is supported by a series of beams and is part of a railway line. The bank below consists of exposed earth and rock. In the background, there are buildings visible beyond the trestle.

Details

Descriptive Terms

construction (assembling)
railroads
bridges (built works)
trestles (bridges)
houses
residential structures
exterior views
utility poles
photographs
gelatin dry plate negatives
negatives (photographic)

Additional Identification Number

IMLS Negative Barcode NP002541
B-Series negative 9621-B

Physical Descrption

1 glass plate negative

Collection Code

PC015

Collection Name

Boston & Albany Railroad Company photographic collection, 1890s-c. 1920

Reference Code

PC015.002.400.9621-B

Date Notes

Created Month: 09

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)

Subjects

Railroads
Construction

Description Level

Item

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